Andreae Filius: East Riding, Yorkshire, 1621–1633

This chapter covers the poet’s family history and early life in the East Riding of Yorkshire, from Marvell’s birth in 1621 until his matriculation to university in 1633, with particular attention to the place of the grammar school in early modern education and in Marvell’s formation as a poet. These years are also situated within the political and religious contexts of early Stuart England. Discussed in this chapter are Marvell’s Latin poem ‘Ad Regem Carolum Parodia’ and the lyric ‘Mourning’.