Alfred lord tennyson biography timeline reporting

— Born at Somersby rectory, Lincolnshire, fourth son of the rector.
— Attends Louth Grammar School.
— Leaves Louth to be educated at home by his father.
— Poems by Two Brotherswith Charles and Edward.
— Enters Trinity College, Cambridge.
— Friendship with Hallam.
— Member of the "Apostles," a group of young men, at Cambridge.
— Receives chancellor's Gold Medal for prize poem "Timbuctoo".
— Falls in love with Emily Tennyson.
— Poems Chiefly Lyricalpublished.
— Father dies.
— Hallam reviews of Poems Chiefly Lyrical.
— Poemspublished.
— His brother Edward goes insane.
— Hallam dies.
— Falls in love with Rosa Baring
— Family moves to High Beech, Epping.
— Engaged to Emily Sellwood.
— Engagement broken off.
— Family moves to Tunbridge Wells.
— Poemsrevised; his fame established.
— Entire fortune, pounds, lost on a project to make wood
carvings by steam, and his brothers and sisters lose an additional
8, pounds.
— Has an emotional breakdown.
— Receives Civil List pension of pounds/year.
— "The Princess" published.
— Renews correspondence with Emily Sellwood.
— In Memoriampublished anonymously.
— Marries Emily Sellwood.
— Appointed Poet Laureate.
— Son Hallam born.
— Moves to Farringford, Isle of Wight.
— Son Lionel born.
— Maud; a Monodrama published.
— Idylls of the Kingpublished.
— New edition of Idyllsdedicated to the memory of Prince Albert.
— Has first audience with Queen Victoria.
— Garibaldi visits the Tennysons at Farringford.
— "Enoch Arden" published.
— The Holy Grail and Other Poemspublished.
— Verse novelettes Garethand Lynettepublished.
— Queen Mary, a play, published.
— Ballads and Other Poemspublished.
— The Cupproduced, starring Henry Irving and Ellen Terry.
— Accepts barony.
— Tiresias and Other Poemspublished.
— Locksley Hall Sixty Years Afterpublished.
— Son Lionel dies.
— Dies.

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