Edmund Spenser vs Giordano Bruno
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Compare the life timelines of Edmund Spenser (1552–1599) and Giordano Bruno (1548–1600) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 47 years, from 1552 to 1599.
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Edmund Spenser (1552–1599)
- — Born in London Verified
- — Educated at Merchant Taylors' School Verified
- — Studied at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge Verified
- — Published The Shepheardes Calender Verified
- — Went to Ireland as secretary to Lord Grey Verified
- — Settled at Kilcolman Castle in County Cork Verified
- — Published the first three books of The Faerie Queene Verified
- — Married Elizabeth Boyle Verified
- — Kilcolman Castle burned during Tyrone's Rebellion Verified
- — Died in London Verified
Giordano Bruno (1548–1600)
- — Born in Nola, Kingdom of Naples Verified
- — Entered the Dominican Order at the monastery of San Domenico Maggiore in Naples Verified
- — Ordained a priest Verified
- — Fled Naples and abandoned the Dominican habit under suspicion of heresy Verified
- — Lectured in Paris and gained the favor of King Henry III Verified
- — Lived in England and published his major cosmological dialogues Verified
- — Traveled and taught in Germany, including at Wittenberg Verified
- — Arrested in Venice and denounced to the Inquisition Verified
- — Extradited to Rome and tried by the Roman Inquisition for seven years Verified
- — Burned at the stake in the Campo de' Fiori, Rome Verified