Alfred Tennyson Biography and Timeline

Birth of Alfred Tennyson

Birth of Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson

Education

Enters Trinity College, Cambridge

Chancellors Gold Medal

Awarded the Chancellors Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his first pieces, "Timbuctoo"

Poems, Chiefly Lyrical

Publishes the collection Poems, Chiefly Lyrical.

Second book of poetry, which included his well-known

Second book of poetry, which included his well-known poem, The Lady of Shalott

Poet Laureate

After William Wordsworths death in 1850, and Samuel Rogers refusal, Tennyson was appointed to the position of Poet Laureate, which he held until his own death in 1892, by far the longest tenure of any laureate

Role range: 1850-1896

Ring Out, Wild Bells

Tennyson reaches the pinnacle of his career, finally publishing his masterpiece, In Memoriam A.H.H., dedicated to Hallam. Publication of "Ring Out, Wild Bells"

The Eagle

Publication of "The Eagle"

Death of the Duke of Wellington

Publication of "Death of the Duke of Wellington"

Role range: 1850-1896

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Tennyson produced one of his best known works, "The Charge of the Light Brigade", a dramatic tribute to the British cavalrymen involved in an ill-advised charge on 25 October 1854, during the Crimean War.

Peerage

Queen Victoria was an ardent admirer of Tennysons work, and in 1884 created him Baron Tennyson, of Aldworth in the County of Sussex and of Freshwater in the Isle of Wight

Crossing the Bar

Publication of "Crossing the Bar"

Death of Alfred Tennyson

Death of Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson

Burial

Buried in "Poets Corner", Westminster Abbey

Poets Corner

Buried in "Poets Corner", Westminster Abbey