Historedia
Person

Thomas Thorpe

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1609

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Thomas Thorpe, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Publication of Shakespeare's Sonnets

    1609

    Role: Publisher

    1. 1609 · LondonQuarto Publication

      The 1609 quarto was published, containing 154 sonnets and 'A Lover's Complaint', becoming the primary text for the sequence.

    2. 20 May 1609 · LondonStationers' Register Entry

      Thorpe entered the book in the Stationers' Register on 20 May 1609, securing the rights to publish the sonnets.

Sources

  1. Thomas Thorpe Wikipedia, revision of 2025-11-27
  2. Shakespeare's sonnets Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-25