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Poet Laureate

Great Britain · Arts / Poetry. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

10Records
1718–1999Date range
10Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1718

Laurence Eusden1718

Arts / Poetry

Appointed Poet Laureate

1730

Colly Cibber1730

London · Arts / Poetry

Appointed Poet laureate

1757

William Whitehead1757

Arts / Poetry

Appointed Poet Laureate

1790

Henry James Pye1790

Arts / Poetry

Appointed Poet Laureate

1813

Robert Southey1813

Arts / Poetry

Appointed Poet Laureate

1896

Alfred Austin1896

Arts / Poetry

Appointed Poet Laureate

1913

Robert Bridges16 July 1913

Arts / Poetry

Appointed Poet Laureate

1967

Cecil Day Lewis1967

Arts / Poetry

Appointed Poet Laureate

1972

John Betjeman1972

Arts / Poetry

Appointed Poet Laureate

1999

Andrew Motion18 May 1999

Arts / Poetry

Appointed Poet Laureate

Names involved

Alfred AustinAndrew MotionCecil Day LewisColly CibberHenry James PyeJohn BetjemanLaurence EusdenRobert BridgesRobert SoutheyWilliam Whitehead

Provenance

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