George Gordon, the sixth Lord Byron (1788–1824), was one of the most celebrated poets of the Romantic period, as well as a peer, politician and global celebrity, famed not only for his verse, but for ...

It takes a biography of George Gordon Noel, the Sixth Lord Byron (1788-1824) to remind us of quite how radically the world of 200 years ago differs from our own modest arrangements. To read even a ...

Lord Byron may be regarded as one of England ... Byron was born George Gordon Byron. His dad, a gambler and an all-round scoundrel known as Mad Jack Byron, died when he was three.

Portrait of Catherine Gordon, mother of Lord Byron, by Thomas Stewardson. (Photo: Wikipedia) So many misfortunes happened to him in his childhood, that the only good thing he had was having ...

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 ...