Chidiock (Charles) Tichborne (1558–
September 20, 1586) is remembered as an
English conspirator and
poet.He was born in
Southampton in 1558 to
Roman Catholic parents. Given the recent succession of
Elizabeth I to the throne over
Mary I, he was allowed to freely practice his religion for most of his early life. However in 1570 the Queen was
excommunicated by the
Pope for her support of the
Protestant religion and in retaliation ended her tolerance of the Catholic Church. Catholicism was made illegal, and Roman Catholics were once more banned by law from practicing their religion. In 1583, Tichborne and his father were arrested and questioned concerning the use of "popish relics." Though they were released without charge, records suggest that this was not the last time they were to be questioned by the authorities over their religion.
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