LISTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Anthony Babington	Criminal	24-Oct-1561	20-Sep-1586	Plotted to overthrow Elizabeth I
Francis Bacon	Philosopher	22-Jan-1561	9-Apr-1626	Novum Organum
Luís de Góngora y Argote	Poet	11-Jul-1561	23-May-1627	Soledades
Sir John Harington	Author	1561	20-Nov-1612	The Metamorphosis of Ajax
Jacopo Peri	Composer	20-Aug-1561	12-Aug-1633	Dafne, the first opera
Robert Southwell	Religion	c. 1561	21-Feb-1595	Catholic martyr, hanged at Tyburn

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