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Ben Jonson's father passed away. The exact date is unknown
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Ben Jonson was born in London, England -
A year after her first husband passes away she remarries to Robert Brett
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Ben Jonson studied at Westminster School but did not get a degree but studied classical literature.
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Ben Jonson fought as a soldier in the Dutch revolution against Spain -
During Ben Jonson's life the Treaty of Tordesillas was signed -
Ben Jonson and Ann Lewis had a daughter named Mary. Mary passed away at six months old
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After loosing his daughter, he wrote a poem about her called " On My First Daughter"
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Ben Jonson and Ann Lewis get married at the church of St Magnus -
Ben Jonson and Ann Lewis have a second child named Benjamin Jonson
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Ben Jonson wrote Every Man in His Humor and was performed by the Lord Chamberlain's men, Shakespeare's compony -
Ben Jonson was in a duel with another actor. Ben Jonson won the duel by killing the other actor. The actor's name was Gabriel Spenser -
As a playwright, Ben Jonson was influenced by three people. They were William Shakespeare, William Camden, and John Pory
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Ben Jonson's son passes away at the age of seven on his birthday
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After loosing his son, being filled with sadness he writes a poem called " On My First Son"
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Ben Jonson wrote this play to reestablish his reputation as a playwright -
The Alchemist was a comedy and was considered to have Jonson's best characters in comedy -
Father Christmas had his first apperance in one of Ben Jonson's plays -
Ben Jonson suffers from a stroke and left him paralyzed -
Died in London, England
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Ben Jonson was buried standing straight up in Westminster Abbey
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ben-Jonson-English-writer
https://interestingliterature.com/2017/02/five-fascinating-facts-about-ben-jonson/
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/ben-jonson#1601
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Jonson
https://mathewlyons.co.uk/2012/06/11/ben-jonson-his-early-life-and-how-it-shaped-him/