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Thomas May (
1595 –
November 13,
1650) was a
poet and
historian.
May was born in
Mayfield, the son of Sir Thomas May. He went to
Cambridge, and then to
Gray's Inn, but discarded law for literature.
In 1622 he produced his first comedy,
The Heir, and also a translation of
Virgil's
Georgics. Six years later, in 1627, appeared his translation of
Lucan's
Pharsalia, which gained him the favour of
Charles I at whose command he wrote two poems,
The Reigne of King Henry II, and
The Victorious Reigne of King Edward III, each in 7 books.
When
the Civil War broke out in
1642, to the disappointment of his friends, he took the side of the Parliament. He was made Secretary to the
Long Parliament, and became its historian. In 1647 he published
The History of the Parliament of England, which began Nov. 3, 1640. This work he prefaced with a short review of the preceding reigns from that of
Elizabeth. The narrative closes with the
Battle of Newbury, 1643, and is characterised by a fulness of information and candour. May was also the author of several tragedies.
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