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Born
in the parish of St Mary Woolchurch, to a Mr Folwer a prosperous merchant. (and her mother, presumably) -
Boarding school in Hackney
when she was eight, where she meets Mary aubrey, who was a fundamental influence in her life (the Mrs M.A. in the poems). -
Mother marries Richard Hector Philips
after father's death, and family moves to Wales (dates?) Approx -
Father dies
leaving a legacy of some thirty-three hundred pounds, most of which was divided between his wife, his son, Joshua, and his daughter. -
mother marries john Henley (2nd husband)
As Claudia A. Limbert has recently noted (Restoration, Spring 1989), sometime in the mid 1640s John Fowler's widow married one George Henley. Whether the daughter went to live with the Henleys or stayed in Mrs. Salmon's school for a few more years is unknown -
Meets James Philips
the son of her step-father by a former marriage -
Marries James Philips
She was 17, he was 54. (How the hell old was her stepfather, then?) -
Outbreak of Civil War
James is Parliamentarian, Katherine and friends are mainly Royalist. In 1660 James narrowly defends himself against regicide. -
Son Hector born
only lives 40 days -
Katherine adopts the pen-name of Orlinda
Calls her husband Antenor, mary Aubrey Rosiana and other nicknames and the Katherine Philips Society of Friendship is born. -
Rosiana (Mary Aubrey) marries William Montague
The Matchelss Orlinda is not amused. Officially instates Anne Owen 'Lucasia' to fill the space. (She was married herself, why the difference? Or is that totally irrellevant?) -
daughter Katherine born
Outlives her mother and marries Lewis Wogan of Boulston, Pembrokeshire. -
Theatre built in Smock Alley in Dublin, and meets Early of Orrery
'it is finer than D'Avenant's... We have plays here in the newest mode, and not ill acted.'
Orrery is a 'successful if appalling playwright' and turns her into a dramatist. -
Anne Owen marries Lord Dungannon
Lordy, Orlinda is displeased. 'no friendship is marriage proof.'
then starts translating Corneille's Pompee from the French to distract herself... as you do. -
Completes Pompey and it is staged
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A London publisher gathers her poems and publishes
not happy. makes sure that the name 'Katherine Philips' is no-where near the 500 copies of Pompy which are printed. -
Returns to husband's estate in Cardigan. Starts working on translation of Corneille's Horace.
(date? approx) -
Ladmun Waller produces rival translation of Pompey
with
'D'avenant' -
Goes to London
'spring' -
Dies of smallpox