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'''Alfred Lord Tennyson''' (officially Alfred, 1st Baron Tennyson) (1809-1892), English poet, the first to be granted a peerage, was born in Lincolnshire and educated at Lough Grammar School and Trinity College, [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]]. His first poems were published in 1830. His work was slow to be recognised, although now popular works – e.g. ''Mariana'' and ''The Lady of Shalott'' - were in his first two volumes. He became immensely popular during the 1840s, given his barony in 1844, gained a pension in 1845 and succeeded [[William Wordsworth|Wordsworth]] as Poet Laureate in 1850.

'''Alfred, Lord Tennyson''' (officially Alfred, 1st Baron Tennyson) (1809-1892), English poet, the first to be granted a peerage, was born in Lincolnshire and educated at Lough Grammar School and Trinity College, [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]]. His first poems were published in 1830. His work was slow to be recognised, although now popular works – e.g. ''Mariana'' and ''The Lady of Shalott'' - were in his first two volumes. He became immensely popular during the 1840s, given his barony in 1844. He gained a pension in 1845 and succeeded [[William Wordsworth|Wordsworth]] as Poet Laureate in 1850.

Like ''The Lady of Shalott'', many of his more popular works were on themes of British history or Arthurian legend: ''Morte d’Arthur'',''The Idylls of the King'', ''The Revenge'', ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'', and the like.  His work is synonymous with the [[Victorian]] era.

Like ''The Lady of Shalott'', many of his more popular works were on themes of British history or Arthurian legend: ''Morte d’Arthur'',''The Idylls of the King'', ''The Revenge'', ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'', and the like.  His work is emblematic of the [[Victorian]] era.

   

   

[[Category: Poets]]

[[Category: Poets]]

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