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Historical person
1608–1662
John Tradescant the Younger was an English gardener and collector who continued his father’s work in plant collecting and natural history. The Tradescant collection later became part of the Ashmolean Museum, linking private curiosity with the rise of public collections.
In Philippa Gregory’s Virgin Earth, John Tradescant the Younger inherits his father’s vocation, collection and connection to the royal household.
Series
The Tradescant novels are a two-generation biographical family saga inspired by the gardeners and collectors John Tradescant the Elder and John Tradescant the Younger. Their work for royal and aristocratic patrons connects the development of English gardens and collections to travel, scientific curiosity, patronage and the growth of…
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