Person:Richard Barnfield (1)
Richard Barnfield
b.1574 Norbury, Staffs
d.Mar 1627 Darlaston, Staffs
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Name Richard Barnfield
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1574 Norbury, Staffs
Baptism? 13 Jun 1574 Norbury, Staffs
Occupation? Poet, Gentleman
Death? Mar 1627 Darlaston, Staffs
Burial? 6 Mar 1627 St Michael's Church, Stone, Staffs
Reference Number? Q684646?


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Richard Barnfield (baptized 29 June 1574 – 1620) was an English poet. His obscure though close relationship with William Shakespeare has long made him interesting to scholars. It has been suggested that he was the "rival poet" mentioned in Shakespeare's sonnets.[1]

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  1. ↑ Dictionary of National Biography Vol III, Baker Beadon.
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