Tennyson began attending Trinity College in Cambridge in 1827.  This was the same year he published his first book of poetry, Poems by Two Brothers.  At Trinity College he joined an undergraduate literery group called the "Apostles," who encouraged him to continue his poetic career.  His time there became significant to his life not only because of the dedication to poetry he acquired there, but also because this is the place where he met Arthur Hallam.  Hallam's death in 1833 was a pivotal, traumatic moment in Tennyson's life.

Turkey (officially the Republic of Turkey) is a country in Eurasia and the Middle East. It is mostly located in Western Asia, with a small portion in Southeast Europe.

The Canterbury Cathedral is located in Canterbury, Kent, England.

Canterbury is a cathedral city in Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour. Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is the primate of the Church of England.

Northampton is a county town in Northamptonshire, England. It lies on the River Nene southeast of Birmingham.

Formerly Breslau, Wroclaw is a city in Poland in the region of Silesia. It is presently a university city, with over 130,000 students.

Grub Street was a street in the Cripplegate Ward near Moorfields in London, England. It ran from Fore Street to St Giles-without-Cripplegate.

Aleppo is a city in northern Syria that serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate. It is the largest city in Syria and one of the oldest continuously occupied cities worldwide.

Bulaq is a district of Cairo, Egypt. In the fourteenth century, Bulaq was the main port of Cairo. Today, it is a dense indigenous district, and the local industry includes workshops such as printing presses, metalworking, and machine shops.