Byron was in the van of those poets who came to be known as “Romantics,” and his life had something of the turbulence of a fairy tale. The future Lord Byron was born in 1788 to a family that could ...

Byron was born in 1788 with a slightly deformed foot, about which he remained sensitive his whole life. His birth name was George Gordon, but following the deaths of two relatives, he suddenly ...

George Gordon, Lord Byron, born in 1788, died in Greece on April 19, 1824 — ill from the systematic abuse of his health in his frantic-paced life, a bad fever, and the misdoctoring of bloodletting. He ...

As an individual of influence, blessed with a larger-than-life personality Lord Byron captured the imagination of many who crossed his path. ... Born George Gordon Byron on January 22, 1788, ...

Born in London on January 22 1788 – to Catherine Gordon and an army officer, Captain John Byron (who, in taking this wealthy Aberdeenshire heiress as his second wife, had a sex life almost as ...

As the daughter of Lord Byron and his first wife Anne Isabella Noel Byron, she enjoyed entry into the aristocracy. Their marriage broke up shortly after Ada was born.

A wreath was laid at the Abbey's memorial to Lord Byron on Thursday 18th April, the eve of the 200th anniversary of the poet's death. Born in London in 1788, George, 6th Baron Byron, became one of the ...

A programme of public events celebrating the life of poet Lord Byron will take place in Nottingham this summer to mark 200 years since his death. Born George Gordon Noel, Byron was a famous ...