Sir John Cheke (or Cheek; 16 June 1514 – 13 September 1557) was an English classical scholar and statesman. One of the foremost teachers of his age, and...

Cheke may refer to: Henry Cheke (c. 1548–1586), English politician John Cheke (1514–1557), English classical scholar and statesman; husband of Mary Cheke...

as shrithe for proceed). Noted purists of Early Modern English include John Cheke, Thomas Wilson, Ralph Lever, Richard Rowlands, and Nathaniel Fairfax....

Sir Marcus John Cheke KCVO CMG (20 October 1906 – 22 June 1960) was a British diplomat and courtier. Marcus Cheke was educated at Clayesmore School and...

Henry Cheke (c. 1548–1586), of Elstow, Bedfordshire; later of the Manor, York, was an English politician. He was the eldest son of Sir John Cheke (tutor...

the age of six, Edward began his formal education under Richard Cox and John Cheke, concentrating, as he recalled himself, on "learning of tongues, of the...

went to St John's College, Cambridge, where he was brought into contact with the foremost scholars of the time, Roger Ascham and John Cheke, and acquired...

requested Sir John Harrington to look after his wife. John Cheke died in 1557. Late in 1558, Mary Cheke married Henry Macwilliam of Stambourne Hall, a gentleman...

Collection of the Life and Acts of John Aylmer by John Strype (1821 ed.) The Life of the Learned Sir John Cheke, Kt. by John Strype (1821 ed.) The Life and...

by Northumberland, his confidant John Gates, or still other members of the Privy Chamber like Edward's tutor John Cheke or Secretary William Petre, is unclear...

Pettie were enthusiastic borrowers whereas Thomas Wilson and John Cheke opposed borrowing. Cheke wrote: I am of this opinion that our own tung should be written...

tradition continued for over a century. The rising was discussed by Sir John Cheke in The hurt of sedicion howe greueous it is to a commune welth, (1549)...

Cheke's day gecko (Phelsuma abbotti chekei) is a subspecies of day gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The subspecific name, chekei, is in honor...

crisped gold. And sketch of Anne Boleyn,by Holbein, labelled thus by Sir John Cheke, shows hair matching the ring. Possibly the portrait miniature depicts...

who later become provost of Eton College and bishop of Ely, as well as John Cheke, the first Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University. Elizabeth I...

Olaus Magnus, Swedish ecclesiastic and writer (born 1490) September 13 – John Cheke, English classical scholar and statesman (born 1514) October 20 – Jean...

1552, draft versions of the articles were being worked on by Cranmer and John Cheke, his scholarly friend, commissioned to translate them into Latin. When...

manuscripts, to be placed in the custody of Sir John Cheke. John Bale consulted some of them at this time. Cheke fell from favour on the accession of Queen...

Marshall (2017, pp. 291, 304) lists among Edward's tutors the reformers John Cheke, Richard Cox and Roger Ascham. Duffy (2005, p. 481) reports that in Ludlow...

of the University from 1509 until his death in 1529 (and sister of Sir John Cheke). He was the half-brother of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, Anne...

half-sister Mary became queen. Many wealthy Protestants, such as John Foxe and John Cheke, fled England, and Walsingham was among them. He continued his...

Windsor drawing is of Anne. He doubts that John Cheke was mistaken, who made the attribution in 1542 since Cheke knew many who had seen Anne. Jones, Jonathan...

leased to the neighbourhood's wealthy residents, including Lord Cobham and John Cheke. After Cawarden's death in 1559, the property was sold by Lady Cawarden...

he worked on a major treatise which he gave as a draft to his friend John Cheke on 21 October 1550. The De Regno Christi [On the Kingdom of Christ] was...

FitzPatrick is whipped by John Cheke for teaching Edward VI swear-words; when Edward protests that nobody has whipping boys any more, Cheke says "the Duke of...

1506 – Andrea Mantegna, Italian painter and engraver (b. 1431) 1557 – John Cheke, English scholar and politician, Secretary of State for England (b. 1514)...

pronunciation of Greek diphthongs developed by John Cheke and Thomas Smith during the 1530s, when it was enacted at St John's College, Cambridge. See the introductory...

1555 Caelius Secundus Curio, in his dedication letter to Cooke of Sir John Cheke's De Pronuntiatione Graecae, wrote that "the boyhood of King Edward was...

year, subsequently increased in 1848 by a canonry of Ely Cathedral. 1540 John Cheke 1547 Nicholas Carr 1549 Francisco de Enzinas, alias Dryander 1562 Bartholomew...

his studies at the king's invitation. He was tutored under Richard Cox, John Cheke and Jean Belmain. They provided both youths with an education based on...