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Sir Christopher Hatton KG (12 December 1540 – 20 November 1591) was an English politician, Lord Chancellor of England and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England. He was one of the judges who found Mary, Queen of Scots guilty of treason.
Sir Christopher Hatton (born 1540, Holdenby, Northamptonshire, Eng.—died 1591, London) was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I and lord chancellor of England from 1587 to 1591. After spending several years in halfhearted study of the law, Hatton enrolled as one of the queen’s bodyguards in 1564.
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- It is said he caught Elizabeth’s attention when dancing. In 1561/2, while in residence at the Inns of Court in London, Hatton was participating in a dance – one of the many revels that Inns held between October and February every year to which the queen was invited.
- Being a favourite earned Hatton positions of authority. In 1564, Elizabeth gave Hatton the position of Gentlemen Pensioner – an elite bodyguard to the monarch, and a royal warrant was issued commissioning a new suit of armour for Hatton’s use.
- He was also a man of talent. Although Hatton did not complete his education at the University of Oxford, he was a learned, intelligent man. He patronised writers and men training in the law, and counted playwrights such as Edmund Spenser among his friends.
- He received many gifts from Elizabeth. In 1568 Hatton was rewarded with Sulby Abbey in Northamptonshire and was given Holdenby House on a 40 year lease.
Christopher Hatton was a royalist politician and peer, descended from the lord chancellor Sir Christopher Hatton. He sat in Parliament before the Civil War, was disabled in 1642, and later served as comptroller of the household and governor of Guernsey.
May 29, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Sir Christopher Hatton, a lord chancellor and a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. Find out how he rose from a gentry background to become a trusted adviser and a patron of literature.
Nov 20, 2010 · Sir Christopher Hatton, the man Elizabeth I nicknamed her “mouton” (sheep), was born in 1540. He was the son of William Hatton of Holdenby, Northamptonshire, and his wife, Alice Saunders, and was educated at St Mary Hall, Oxford. Here is a list of offices he held, jobs he undertook and events he was involved in during the reign of Elizabeth I:-
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Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Christopher Hatton (1540–1591), a courtier, politician, and patron of literature in Elizabethan England. Find entries from various Oxford Reference sources, such as The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature.
