Help us get to over 8,756 articles in 2024.
If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com
John Rikil: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
| misc = | | misc = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''John Rikil''' was a famous street buskers during Henry V's reign.<ref>Conjuring by [[James Randi]] (1992)</ref> | '''John Rikil''' (fl. 1400s) was a famous street buskers during Henry V's reign.<ref>Conjuring by [[James Randi]] (1992)</ref> | ||
== Biography == | |||
His name and fame was preserved on the cloister walls of St. Paul's Church in London with a set of verses by John Lydgatc.<ref>[[The Annals of Conjuring]] by [[Sidney W. Clarke]] (2001)</ref> | His name and fame was preserved on the cloister walls of St. Paul's Church in London with a set of verses by John Lydgatc.<ref>[[The Annals of Conjuring]] by [[Sidney W. Clarke]] (2001)</ref> | ||
He was inducted into the [[Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame and Magic Museum]]. | He was inducted into the [[Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame and Magic Museum]]. | ||
{{References}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rikil,John}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Rikil,John}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:04, 1 October 2013
| John Rikil | |
| Born | England |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Flourished | 1413-1422 |
John Rikil (fl. 1400s) was a famous street buskers during Henry V's reign.[1]
Biography
His name and fame was preserved on the cloister walls of St. Paul's Church in London with a set of verses by John Lydgatc.[2]
He was inducted into the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame and Magic Museum.
References
- ↑ Conjuring by James Randi (1992)
- ↑ The Annals of Conjuring by Sidney W. Clarke (2001)