Timeline of the life of Andrew Marvell

By ekkapong_cougarhunter

  • Andrwe Marvell was born

    Andrew Marvell was born in East Yorkshire

  • Andrew Marvell went to Trinity College, Cambridge

    He started when he was thirteen years of age

  • Andrew Marvell had received his B.A. at Trinity

    He was eighteen years old at the time

  • Andrew Marvell's father's death

    His father drowned in the Hull estuary. This was when Marvell had left his studies and took up travelling

  • Andrew Marvell's travels

    Marvell had learnt Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and French during his journey.

  • Andrew Marvell tutored Lord General Thomas Fairfax’s daughter

    Many scholars claim this sojourn had given Marvell a huge depth of new wisdom and clarity.

  • Andrew Marvell elected as MP for Hull

    Had a satirical attitude towards parliament

  • Andrew Marvell re-elected as MP

    Marvell was in power during a time of political unrest

  • The death of Andrew Marvell

    Andrew Marvell died in London as what is considered one of the greatest poets of the seventeenth century