The Renaissance was an extremely important period of history for all historians. There were poets, scholars, theists, politicians, writers, actors, artists and scientists. I would like to draw attention to one man – from this era – in particular. This gentleman's name is John Skelton: a famous poet and friend of many wealthy men. John Skelton was a pillar of the stereotype as to the type of art and hard work put into the Renaissance. John Skelton lived a life full of promise and politics, he achieved many great things in the world of poetry and many personal achievements, and finally, he has had a tremendous impact on the world of poetry since the years 1500. I feel like this man embodies what people could have done to make a lasting impact on the world. The name John Skelton is heir to ambiguity regarding his early life. We know little about this fabulous man's early life, but we do know that he had a great second half of his life. He was born in an unknown location in 1460 1. Although historians can try to understand what happened early in his life, there are many things that created the man we know today. John went to Cambridge University, gaining a degree in Rhetoric at Cambridge and Oxford1. Our Mr. John Skelton left university to become schoolmaster to the Duke of York because of his great ability to translate ancient Greek and Roman into the vernacular1. . He also became the court poet of King Henry VII1. John became, in 1502, King Henry's greatest advisor, at this time he also took holy orders1.ROSS 2After John lived his true origin story, he made astonishing achievements. John Skelton completely changed the way people looked at, read, wrote and felt about poetry... middle of paper ...... nnica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, sdWeb. November 28, 2013.Skelton>.2 “John Skelton.” The Poetry Foundation. The Poetry Foundation, nd Web. November 28, 2013 .ROSS 43 Jokinen, Anniina. "Skelton. 'Courte's Bowge'." Skeleton. "Courte's Bowge". NP, 1999. Web. November 28, 2013. .4 Self, Cameron. “John Skelton.” Skeleton. Poetsgraves.co.uk, 2003. Web. November 28, 2013. .5 “Skeltonics.” Merriam Webster. Merriam-Webster, nd Web. November 28, 2013. .6 “Skeltonics (poetry). » Encyclopedia Britannica online. Encyclopedia Britannica, nd Web. November 28. 2013. .