Home People Nicholas Breton Nicholas Breton Nicholas Breton (also Britton or Brittaine) (1545–1626), English poet and novelist, belonged to an old family settled at Layer Breton, Essex. Personal facts NationalityEngland Date of deathJanuary 01, 1626 facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Nicholas Breton on Wikipedia Nicholas Breton External resources http://www.presscom.co.uk/halliwell/plymouth.html#nicholas_breton