Ascham

[ as-kuh m ]

/ ˈæs kəm /

Roger,1515–68, English scholar and writer: tutor of Queen Elizabeth I.

Example sentences from the Web for ascham

The two men looked at each other for a long moment, and this time Ascham did not laugh.

The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 1 (of 10) |Edith Wharton
Much surprised Ascham asked her why she gave up the sport of hunting for the sake of study.

Historic Girlhoods |Rupert S. Holland
Udall and Ascham, two noted Protestants, are both favoured by Mary.

Roister Doister |Nicholas Udall
In his period he includes Cox and Wilson, the rhetoricians, and Ascham, the scholar.

Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance |Donald Lemen Clark

Ascham taught Elizabeth—then sixteen years old—for two years, chiefly at Cheshunt.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 |Various

Ascham

/ (ˈæskəm) /

Roger. ?1515–68, English humanist writer and classical scholar: tutor to Queen Elizabeth I