Francis Bacon
Biography
Bacon was born on January 22 in London, at York House off the Strand. He was the youngest of two sons of Sir Nicholas Bacon. Bacon was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, but suffered ill health and studied there for only two years. His aversion towards Aristotelian philosophy began at Cambridge.
In 1576 Bacon was admitted as a senior governor at one of the four Inns of Court, which served as institutions for legal education. The same year Bacon went to France as a part of the English ambassadors suite, but was recalled when his father died suddenly. He took up his residence at Grays Inn (one of the Inns of Court) and became a barrister in 1582. He had a succesful career but it did not satisfy his political and philosophical ambitions. He embarked on a political career that was fairly successful. He suffered a setback though due to his objections to increased subsidies to meet the expenses of the war against Spain, an opinion that upset Queen Elizabeth.
In 1591 Bacon became acquainted with the earl of Essex to whom he offered the friendly advice of an older, wiser, and more subtle man. Essex recommended Bacon for several high offices,
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