Robert Mannyng of Brunne, sometimes referred to as Robert de Brunne, was one of those vital scribes who lived during medieval times and did history the great service of chronicling the events around them and, sometimes, from much further afield. He belonged to the Gilbertine order of monks and was a poet. Most of what is known about this man comes from ...
Robert Underwood Johnson was an American poet, naturalist and diplomat. His diplomatic activities were intense during the First World War and up to the early 1920s. He worked tirelessly on American-Italian relations and these efforts led to him being decorated by the Italian government. He also had an interest in American copyright laws, probably inspired by his friendship with an inventor called Nikola ...
Robert Wace was a 12th century French poet and holy man who eventually became the Canon of Bayeux. He is often referred to simply as Wace although there have been a number of variations on that name throughout history. Depending on where you come from it could be pronounced or written as Wasso, Gace, Vace or Vacce. Details of his life are, understandably, ...
Richard Monckton Milnes, also known as the 1st Baron Houghton, was an English poet and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He also spent time in politics and was a well-known patron of English literature, encouraging many new writers to take up the pen. He was born on the 19th June 1809 in London, the son of a Yorkshire Member of Parliament. His mother ...
Roland Robinson was a 20th century Australian writer of Irish origin who was honoured with the prestigious Order of Australia for his literary efforts. As well as enjoying a great reputation as a poet he was also an accomplished story teller, often relating Aboriginal tales and captivating his audiences in the area of Lake Macquarie which is where he lived out ...
