‘Lord Byron on His Deathbed,’ by Joseph Denis Odevaere, 1826. Groeningemuseum, Bruges. ... Alfred, Lord Tennyson* would write that “I was fourteen when I heard of his death. It seemed an awful ...

Lord Byron, "Beppo: A Venetian Story", 1817. ... Alfred Tennyson, "The Revenge", 1878. A final sign-off from Daniel Hannan. Next week: Unbuilt buildings (planned but never finished) ...

Alfred Richard Gurrey, Sr., 'Moonlight on Ocean (Kauai),' detail. ... Share. Lord Byron (1788–1824) gave five different poems the title “Stanzas for Music” — simply as a generic name by which he meant ...

Even before rumours of his affair with his half-sister spread, Lord Byron had a reputation for scandal. His lover Lady Caroline Lamb famously described him as “mad, bad and dangerous to know ...

Lord Byron may be regarded as one of England’s finest poets, but did you know he had a pet bear and a penchant for drinking from human skulls? In this episode of You’re Dead to Me, public ...

Revise and learn about Lord Byron's poem, The Destruction of Sennacherib with BBC Bitesize GCSE English Literature poetry resources (Edexcel).