Anne Bacon

Anne Bacon (née Cooke) (c. 1528 – 27 August 1610) was an English Lady and scholar. She made a lasting contribution to English religious literature with her translation from Latin of John Jewel's Apologie of the Anglican Church (1564). She was the mother of Francis Bacon.

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