Moorgate

Moorgate is the street in London, England where John Keats was born on October 31, 1795. When he was a child, he moved in with his grandmother in Edmonton, and eventually moved to London to work as a junior house surgeon at Guy's and St. Thomas Hospitals. Near the end of his life, Keats went on a walking tour of Scotland, Ireland, and the Lake District with his best friend and fellow poet, Charles Armitage Brown. A few months before his death, he was accompanied by another friend, Joseph Severn, to Rome, Italy. On February 23, 1821, John Keats passed away in Rome.

 

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Keats/The-year-1819

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keats

https://erling.yoga/john-keats-isle-of-wight/

https://www.christies.com/features/Joseph-Severn-portrait-of-Keats-11258-1.aspx

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.517092300000
Longitude: -0.088760900000

Timeline of Events Associated with Moorgate

Date Event Manage
31 Oct 1795 to 23 Feb 1821

John Keats' Life

John Keats was born in Moorgate London, England on October 31, 1795. He became fully dedicted to writing poetry in 1817, and wrote When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be in January of 1818. And on February 23, 1821, John Keats passed away in Rome, Italy.

 

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Keats/The-year-1819

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keats

https://erling.yoga/john-keats-isle-of-wight/

https://www.christies.com/features/Joseph-Severn-portrait-of-Keats-11258-1.aspx

John Keats