[DOC] [TLE] John Dryden - Wikipedia [PAR] John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who 
was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668. He is seen as dominating the 
literary life of Restoration England to such a ... This appointment may have been 
the result of influence exercised on his behalf by his cousin the Lord 
Chamberlain,... [DOC] [TLE] Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia [PAR] John Dryden, the first Poet Laureate. The British Poet Laureate is an honorary 
position appointed by the monarch of the United ... was provided to Ben Jonson, 
but the first official holder of the position was John Dryden, appointed in 1668 by 
Charles II. On the ... Duffy is the first female poet to hold the role, and the first Scot
. [DOC] [TLE] John Skelton - Wikipedia [PAR] John Skelton, also known as John Shelton (c. 1463  21 June 1529), possibly 
born in Diss, Norfolk, was an English poet. He had been a tutor to King Henry VIII 
of England and died at Westminster. ... In the last decade of the century he was 
appointed tutor to Prince Henry (afterwards King Henry VIII). He wrote for his 
pupil a... [DOC] [TLE] The Poet Laureate - World-Class Poetry [PAR] John Dryden, however, was the first English poet to carry the official title in 1668. 
Since then, Great Britain has appointed its poet laureates to lifetime posts and 
announced each ... The first person to hold this position was Joseph Auslander 
who remained until 1941 and was replaced by Allen Tate who served for one 
year. [DOC] [TLE] Poet Laureate - Cosmeo [PAR] Poet Laureate, formal title used in both Great Britain and the U.S. The term 
laureate ... as 1616 under James I, the first official British poet laureate was John 
Dryden in 1668. ... The longest tenure, 185092, was held by Alfred, Lord 
Tennyson. ... In 1992 Mona Van Duyn became the first woman to hold the office, 
and in 1993... [DOC] [TLE] John Dryden - Poet | Academy of American Poets - Poets.org [PAR] Following the death of William Davenant in April 1668, Dryden became the first 
official Poet Laureate of England, conferred by a letters patent from the king. [DOC] [TLE] Exhibition brings words of Britain's Poets Laureate to life through ... [PAR] Aug 6, 2014 ... Until 1999 the Laureateship was a lifetime appointment  it is now a ten-year 
term. The first official Poet Laureate was John Dryden (1631 - 1700), appointed 
by Charles II in 1668. ... Carol Ann Duffy was appointed the 20th Poet Laureate 
by The Queen in 2009 and is the first woman to hold the position. [DOC] [TLE] poet laureate Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] poet laureate , title conferred in Britain by the monarch on a poet whose duty it is 
to ... ceremonial duties have largely been eliminated, and it is no longer a lifetime 
post. ... Robert Penn Warren became (1986) the first to hold the title of poet 
laureate .... the title became established with the appointment of John Dryden in 
1668. [DOC] [TLE] 'Poetry for the Palace: Poets Laureate from Dryden to Duffy' opens at ... [PAR] The first official Poet Laureate was John Dryden (16311700), appointed by 
Charles II in 1668. He was also the only one to be dismissed, when he refused to
... [DOC] [TLE] poet laureate facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] poet laureate (lrt), title conferred in Britain by the monarch on a poet whose ... 
of crowning with a wreath of laurel, was first given to John Dryden in 1670. ... 
ceremonial duties have largely been eliminated, and it is no longer a lifetime post
. ... Robert Penn Warren became (1986) the first to hold the title of poet laureate 
in... [DOC] [TLE] Carol Ann Duffy appointed new Poet Laureate | Department for ... [PAR] May 1, 2009 ... Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, recommended the appointment of ... in 1668 
when King Charles II gave John Dryden the official title. ...

Question: The first to hold this lifetime appointment in England was John Dryden in 1668
Answer: Poet Laureate