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Gervase Markham was born around 1568, in Nottinghamshire, England.
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Gervase Markham was born around 1568, in Nottinghamshire, England.
Very little is known of the events of Markham's life.
After military service in the Netherlands and Ireland, Markham turned to writing as a profession. He was an accomplished horseman and wrote often on the topic. He also wrote two plays, The Dumb Knight (1608) with Lewis Machin, and The True Tragedy of Herod and Antipater (1622) with William Sampson.
He was a minor poet with a few fine passages, but his association with the earl of Essex led Robert Gittings to suggest in Shakespeare’s Rival (1960) that he might be the rival poet referred to in Shakespeare’s sonnets. Gittings also maintained that Markham was partially the inspiration for the character of Don Armado in Love’s Labour’s Lost.
Gervase Markham died on February 3, 1637, and was buried at St. Giles Cripplegate Churchyard, London.
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On February 21, 1601, Gervase Markham married Mary Gelsthorpe, they had a daughter.