| Feb 1850 |
 In February 1850, publication of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s “The Blessed Damozel.” Image: The Blessed Damozel, oil on canvas, Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University. Completed c. 1871-78. This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.
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| Jun 1850 |
 In June 1850, publication of Alfred Tennyson’s In Memoriam A.H.H. Image: Julia Margaret Cameron, Carbon print of Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1869, printed 1875/79 (The Art Institute of Chicago). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.
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| 25 Oct 1854 |
[caption id="attachment_3385" align="alignright" width="100"] On October 10, 1854, Russian forces met with British forces at the Battle of Balaclava in Sevastopol, Russia. This engagement saw neither side garner a clear victory, with both Russians and British taking heavy losses. Ultimately, the British came out on top. The English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, commemorated this engagement with "The Charge of the Light Brigade" written on 9 December 1854.
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| 9 Dec 1854 |
On 9 December 1854, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, published "The Charge of the Light Brigade" depicting the British and Russian confrontation at the Battle of Balaclava in Sevastopol, Russia on 25 October 1854.
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| May 1857 |
 In May 1857, Edward Moxon published Poems of Alfred Tennyson (aka the “Moxon Tennyson”), with wood-engraved illustrations by Pre-Raphaelite artists and others. Image: Cover, Alfred Tennyson, Poems. Illustrated. (1857). London: Moxon, 1859. Private collection, used with permission.
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| Jul 1859 |
In July 1859, publication of Alfred Tennyson’s “Guinevere” from his epic The Idylls of the King. The twelve books of the Idylls were published, out of narrative sequence, over the period 1857-1888. Image: Julia Margaret Cameron, Carbon print of Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1869, printed 1875/79 (The Art Institute of Chicago). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.
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| 1 Jan 1892 |
In 1892, publication of Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “St. Telemachus.” Image: Julia Margaret Cameron, Carbon print of Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1869, printed 1875/79 (The Art Institute of Chicago). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.
Particles from Krakatoa traveling through the upper atmosphere produced lurid sunsets, which inspired the opening lines of this poem. Tennyson’s imagery and figurative language resonate with several features of the eruption.
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Monique R. Morgan, “The Eruption of Krakatoa (also known as Krakatau) in 1883″
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| 6 Oct 1892 |
 On 6 October 1892, the Poet Laureate, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, died, beginning a heated debate about who should succeed him as Poet Laureate. Image: Julia Margaret Cameron, Carbon print of Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1869, printed 1875/79 (The Art Institute of Chicago). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.
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Linda Peterson, “On the Appointment of the ‘Poet Laureate to Her Majesty,’ 1892-1896”
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