Edmund Spenser Dies in London 13 January 1599 It was on this day in British history, 13 January 1599

Edmund Spenser Dies in London

13 January 1599

It was on this day in British history, 13 January 1599, that English poet Edmund Spenser died in London. Spenser is best known for his epic poem ‘The Faerie Queene,’ an allegory that praises the Tudor dynasty and Queen Elizabeth I. Spenser is considered one of the greatest English poets and though ‘The Faerie Queene’ was left incomplete at his death, it is still the longest epic poem in the English language.