“All is not golde that outward shewith bright.”
About John Lydgate
c. 1370–c. 1450
John Lydgate stands as one of the most remarkable figures in the rich tapestry of late medieval English literature—a Benedictine monk whose pen produced nearly 150,000 lines of verse, rivaling the output of any poet before or since in sheer volume and versatility. Born around 1370 in the quiet Suffolk village of…