Richard Duke

Richard Duke

Richard Duke (1658-1711) was an English poet, associated with the Tory writers of the Restoration era. He was born in London and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1685 he took holy orders.

External links

*Jonathan Pritchard, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/8192 ‘Duke, Richard (1658–1711)’] , "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 7 Sept 2008
*worldcat id|lccn-n85-311229


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