Ascham

[as-kuhm]

noun

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

Ascham

/ ˈæskəm /

noun

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

Example Sentences

The design of composite bows was described in 1545 by Roger Ascham, a tutor to Queen Elizabeth I and a Cambridge scholar, noted Sutton, whose historian friend first spotted the similarities between the design of ancient bows and the microstructure of insect exoskeletons.

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The design of composite bows was described in 1545 by Roger Ascham, a tutor to Queen Elizabeth I and a Cambridge scholar, noted Sutton, whose historian friend first spotted the similarities between the design of ancient bows and the microstructure of insect exoskeletons.

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At the same time Roger Ascham was writing of Roman soldiers covering themselves "with theyre shyldes and targattes".

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Along for the perilous journey are a young Elizabeth Tudor, heir to the British throne, and her teacher, Roger Ascham.

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Soon murder inside the sultan’s home puts everyone in danger, and the sultan asks Ascham to use his keen mind to uncover the culprit before more people die.

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