Agnes Strickland, an English authoress, born at Reydon hall, Suffolk, July 19, 1796, died in London, July 13, 1874. She was carefully educated under the personal supervision of her father. Her works are: "Worcester Field, or the Cavalier," a poem (1812); "Demetrius," a poetical romance (1833); "The Pilgrims of Walsintrham," a series of tales (1835); "Alda, the British Captive" (1841); with her sister Elizabeth, " Lives of the Queens of England" (12 vols., 1840-'49; abridged and edited by Caroline G. Parker, 1 vol. 12mo, New York, 1867), and "Lives of the Queens of Scotland" (8 vols., 1850-'59); " Queen Victoria, from her Birth to her Bridal" (2 vols., 1840); "Historic Scenes and Poetic Fancies" (1850); "Old Friends and New Acquaintances" (1850); "Lives of the Bachelor Kings of England" (1861); "How will it End?" a novel (1865); "Lives of the Seven Bishops committed to the Tower in 1688 " (1866); and "Lives of the Tudor Princesses" (1868). She edited an edition of the letters of Mary, queen of Scots, and thus brought to public notice many documents of much historic value.

In 1871 she received an annual pension of £100. - The sisters of Miss Strickland, Jane Margaret, Catharine Parr (Mrs. Trail), and Susannah (Mrs. Moodie), besides assisting her in her historical works, published several books under their own names. Mrs. Trail and Mrs. Moodie are residents of Canada, and their chief works have been upon life in that country.