Edward King

Born in Norfolk around 1735, he was educated at Clare Hall, Cambridge, and at Lincoln's Inn. Although trained in law and called to the bar, he had enough private means to spend much of his life writing rather than practicing full-time.

He is generally remembered as an antiquarian and miscellaneous writer. His best-known work is Munimenta Antiqua, a study of ancient castles and other historic remains, but he also published on religion, public affairs, and a wide range of speculative subjects.

Sources agree that he died in 1807. A clear, suitable portrait image could not be confirmed from the pages reviewed, so no profile image is included.