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William Bowyer (d. 1569/1570) was an antiquary and government official who was a Member of Parliament and Keeper of the Records in the Tower of London early in the reign of Elizabeth I of England. He was the first Keeper to systematically organise and catalogue the store of government records maintained in the Tower. An avid collector of old manuscripts, he also created Heroica Eulogia, a compilation of grants and verse eulogies relating to the earls of Leicester, along with satirical verses and illustrations, for presentation to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.

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  • William Bowyer († 1569/1570) war in England und Abgeordneter des englischen House of Commons. Bowyer wurde in eine einflussreiche Händlerfamilie aus London und Chichester geboren; sein Vater war der Parlamentarier William absolvierte ein Studium der Rechtswissenschaften. 1560 wurde er Bailiff von Westminster, im Jahr 1563 Keeper of the Records im Tower of London. In Bowyers Zeit als Keeper of the Records fällt die erste systematische Aufstellung und Ordnung der im Tower gelagerten Dokumente. Im Laufe von acht Jahren fertigte er eine sechsbändige Übersicht aller Dokumente, Bücher, Briefe und ähnlichem an, die sich seit dem Mittelalter im Tower befanden. Diese Übersicht ist heute nicht mehr erhalten. Bowyer bemühte sich, die Dokumente, die in der aufbewahrt wurden, ebenfalls in den Tower zu schaffen. Obwohl seine Bemühungen prinzipiell unterstützt wurden, passierte nichts. Williams Sohn war ebenfalls Abgeordneter des Unterhauses, Clerk of the House of Lords, Door Keeper of the Exchequer und Keeper of the Council Chamber of the Star Chamber. (de)
  • William Bowyer (d. 1569/1570) was an antiquary and government official who was a Member of Parliament and Keeper of the Records in the Tower of London early in the reign of Elizabeth I of England. He was the first Keeper to systematically organise and catalogue the store of government records maintained in the Tower. An avid collector of old manuscripts, he also created Heroica Eulogia, a compilation of grants and verse eulogies relating to the earls of Leicester, along with satirical verses and illustrations, for presentation to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. (en)
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  • William Bowyer (d. 1569/1570) was an antiquary and government official who was a Member of Parliament and Keeper of the Records in the Tower of London early in the reign of Elizabeth I of England. He was the first Keeper to systematically organise and catalogue the store of government records maintained in the Tower. An avid collector of old manuscripts, he also created Heroica Eulogia, a compilation of grants and verse eulogies relating to the earls of Leicester, along with satirical verses and illustrations, for presentation to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. (en)
  • William Bowyer († 1569/1570) war in England und Abgeordneter des englischen House of Commons. Bowyer wurde in eine einflussreiche Händlerfamilie aus London und Chichester geboren; sein Vater war der Parlamentarier William absolvierte ein Studium der Rechtswissenschaften. 1560 wurde er Bailiff von Westminster, im Jahr 1563 Keeper of the Records im Tower of London. Williams Sohn war ebenfalls Abgeordneter des Unterhauses, Clerk of the House of Lords, Door Keeper of the Exchequer und Keeper of the Council Chamber of the Star Chamber. (de)
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