John Milton (1608-1674)

Death: 8th November 1674
Location: St Giles-without-Cripplegate, London, England
Cause of death: Gout
Photo taken by: David N Lotz
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English poet who is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost, in which Milton presents Satan as an ambitious and proud being who defies his creator, omnipotent God, and who wages war on Heaven, only to be defeated and cast down.

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