George Ashby

Aline Douma (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)

Ed. by Sebastian Sobecki, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Natalie Hanna, University of Liverpool
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.02: English Writing and Culture: High and Late Medieval, 1066-1485.
Vol. editors: Kate Ash-Irisarri (University of Edinburgh), Rory Critten (Université de Lausanne), David Fuller (University of Durham), Natalie Hanna (University of Liverpool), Hugh Magennis (Queen's University Belfast), Jamie McKinstry (University of Durham), Sarah Peverley (University of Liverpool), Sebastian Sobecki (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)

Dates

Born 1390
Died 1475

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Born in England
Active in England

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George Ashby (c. 1385-1475) was scribe of the signet seal for the Lancastrian royal family. He is known to have authored two poems: a mirror for princes for Prince Edward of Lancaster, the Active Policy of a Prince (c. 1462?, henceforth: Active Policy) with the addendum Dicta et Opiniones Diversorum Philosophorum (henceforth: Dicta), and the prison poem A Prisoner’s Reflections (1463, henceforth: Reflections).

Little is known about Ashby’s early years. He entered royal service in the early 1400s in the household of Duke Humphrey of Gloucester, Henry V’s youngest brother. Here he received his education as a clerk, which he describes in …

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Citation: Douma, Aline. "George Ashby". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 06 November 2020 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14542, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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