jan 1, 1612 - Michael Drayton’s "Poly Olbion", published.
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In his epic poem about Britain’s landscape he memorably describes the Forest of Dean as ‘Queen of forest’s all’, and also ‘So fruitful in her Woods, and wealthy in her Mines’.
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Forest of Dean literature
A history of Forest of Dean in literature, and Forest of Dea...
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