On the Trail of Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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Poet of the People the of Poet Alfred later in life in later Alfred 9 Alfred and Emily’s Marriage Certificate Marriage Emily’s and Alfred 10 7 8 Voice of the Victorian Age, Age, Victorian the of Voice Julia Margaret Cameron Margaret Julia from all over the world today. world the over all from still inspire and comfort people people comfort and inspire still leaves a legacy of words which which words of legacy a leaves Prince Albert’s death. Albert’s Prince nestling in rural Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, rural in nestling reading In Memoriam after after Memoriam In reading man from a small hamlet hamlet small a from man who gained comfort from from comfort gained who time. This gentle, thoughtful thoughtful gentle, This time. visitors, and Queen Victoria, Victoria, Queen and visitors, Compass Point Business Services 2018 Services Business Point Compass the most notable people of that that of people notable most the Emily Sellwood Emily most significant year of Tennyson’s life. Tennyson’s of year significant most photographed many of his his of many photographed Design, & Print by Amended £57,000, Tennyson mixed with with mixed Tennyson £57,000, was appointed in his place. 1850 was the the was 1850 place. his in appointed was Julia Margaret Cameron, who who Cameron, Margaret Julia City Graphics, Tealby, Lincolnshire © 2008 2008 © Lincolnshire Tealby, Graphics, City £10,000, leaving an estate of of estate an leaving £10,000, had died in April that year and Alfred Alfred and year that April in died had included the photographer photographer the included by: Designed earning an annual income of of income annual an earning Poet Laureate William Wordsworth Wordsworth William Laureate Poet acquaintances. His neighbours on the Isle of Wight Wight of Isle the on neighbours His acquaintances. Malvern Spa Malvern Deemed the most successful poet of the Victorian age, age, Victorian the of poet successful most the Deemed Produced by East Lindsey District Council © 2018 © Council District Lindsey East by Produced Shiplake, Oxon. Shiplake, As his reputation grew so did his circle of friends and and friends of circle his did so grew reputation his As £200 a year for him through a Civil List pension. List Civil a through him for year a £200 attend, but the Abbey was so full, hundreds also stood outside. stood also hundreds full, so was Abbey the but attend, Drummond Rawnsley at his parish in in parish his at Rawnsley Drummond Lincolnshire County Council County Lincolnshire Brigade. secured friends of number a time, this During improve. Westminster took the service. Emily Tennyson was too weak to to weak too was Tennyson Emily service. the took Westminster were married by their friend Revd Revd friend their by married were and the Tennyson Research Centre, The Collection Collection The Centre, Research Tennyson the and Tennyson went on to write The Charge of the Light Light the of Charge The write to on went Tennyson to started health his and epilepsy, not gout, actually Alfred was buried in Westminster Abbey, and the Dean of of Dean the and Abbey, Westminster in buried was Alfred In June that year, Alfred and Emily Emily and Alfred year, that June In Photographs by kind permission of Jean Howard Howard Jean of permission kind by Photographs response to The Times’ report of the Battle of Balaclava, Balaclava, of Battle the of report Times’ The to response were symptoms his persuaded was he Malvern At cure’. October 1892, at Aldworth. at 1892, October and establishing him as the poet of the age. the of poet the as him establishing and Compiled by Jean Howard and Debbie Jenner. Debbie and Howard Jean by Compiled strengthened his popularity and his bank balance! In In balance! bank his and popularity his strengthened ‘water the take to places of number a visited he years few developed into something more serious and he died on 6th 6th on died he and serious more something into developed so, it transformed Alfred’s life, giving him financial security security financial him giving life, Alfred’s transformed it so, based on the legends of King Arthur, and Enoch Arden Arden Enoch and Arthur, King of legends the on based next the over and down broke health Alfred’s money. Acknowledgements however, was now in decline and eventually, a simple cold cold simple a eventually, and decline in now was however, anonymously to critical acclaim and sold very well. So much much So well. very sold and acclaim critical to anonymously every opportunity to read it aloud. Idylls of the King, King, the of Idylls aloud. it read to opportunity every their all almost lost family the and failed had project received hundreds of letters and telegrams. His health health His telegrams. and letters of hundreds received of friends and family, In Memoriam AHH was published published was AHH Memoriam In family, and friends of it remained one of Alfred’s favourites and he took took he and favourites Alfred’s of one remained it carving wood the year that of end the by However, In 1889, Tennyson celebrated his 80th birthday and he he and birthday 80th his celebrated Tennyson 1889, In reconciled and became engaged again. With the agreement agreement the With again. engaged became and reconciled Despite unexpected criticism of Maud when it appeared, appeared, it when Maud of criticism unexpected Despite established Alfred as an outstanding poet. outstanding an as Alfred established it with a note for Alfred. The two were were two The Alfred. for note a with it India on a ship, Lionel Tennyson died leaving his family devastated. family his leaving died Tennyson Lionel ship, a on India Arthur) and their second, Lionel. second, their and Arthur) now this and reviewed favourably was work, new was love, Emily Sellwood and she returned returned she and Sellwood Emily love, Arthur Henry Hallam Henry Arthur Heartbreak met the family in 1886, when whilst returning from from returning whilst when 1886, in family the met Heartbreak their two children, the first christened Hallam, (after (after Hallam, christened first the children, two their which of half 1842, Poems collection, volume two A his friends gave their copy to his former former his to copy their gave friends his playwright were generally unsuccessful. generally were playwright on doted couple The writing. his for it needed he when Alfred asked for their comments. One of of One comments. their for asked Alfred project. the in £8,000 poetry continued to be popular, but Tennyson’s attempts as a a as attempts Tennyson’s but popular, be to continued poetry quiet had Alfred ensured and stay to friends husband’s THE LIFE THE copies done for friends to take a look and and look a take to friends for done copies investing carvings, wood produce to factory a up setting became Tennyson’s secretary and support. New volumes of of volumes New support. and secretary Tennyson’s became her had household, efficient an ran secretary, Alfred’s as POET LAUREATE POET release something so personal, he had some some had he personal, so something release of dream Allen’s support to decided Alfred and friends By 1874, Emily’s health declined and their son, Hallam, Hallam, son, their and declined health Emily’s 1874, By acted Emily Here Wight. of Isle the on Freshwater near said it should be published. Reluctant to to Reluctant published. be should it said became Allen Dr and Alfred Septimus, visiting Whilst LoveLincsWolds TENNYSON By 1853 they had established a home at Farringford, Farringford, at home a established had they 1853 By expense, into a substantial home. substantial a into expense, who publisher, his to it showed Alfred Allen. Matthew Dr by run place similar a at patient @LoveLincsWolds cottage ‘Aldworth’ developed, despite Alfred’s grumbles about about grumbles Alfred’s despite developed, ‘Aldworth’ cottage needed. he stability the him gave Finally saw. seldom few which verse, voluntary a was Septimus, another, and asylum private ALFRED, LORD LORD ALFRED, Love Lincolnshire Wolds Wolds Lincolnshire Love the Surrey/Sussex border. Originally intended as a summer summer a as intended Originally border. Surrey/Sussex the certainly Emily health, hearty in never was she Although writing in him inspired which Hallam, a to committed been had Edward, brother, His country. P A F D home and Tennyson bought a plot near Haslemere on on Haslemere near plot a bought Tennyson and home Emily. with vows marriage exchanged he as life Arthur friend, great his of loss the the around friends and relatives with staying years lagued by sightseers, the family looked for another another for looked family the sightseers, by lagued his into came Lord the of peace the that said lfred over grieved Alfred years, long 16 or 13 next the spent Alfred home, a having espite lovelincolnshirewolds.com ON THE TRAIL OF TRAIL THE ON FINDS FAME FAME FINDS REMEMBER SUCCESS AND FOR COMFORT COMFORT FOR ON THE AREA, VISIT - VISIT AREA, THE ON THE FAMILY MAN MAN FAMILY THE TO YEAR A RUIN WANDERING, TOO FAMOUS FAMOUS TOO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION INFORMATION FURTHER FOR HISTORY MATTERS In April 1827, Jacksons, During that summer vacation, Alfred returned home to CHILDHOOD Booksellers and Printers at Louth, Somersby, which was unusually peaceful, as his father was HEAD OF THE HEARTBREAK AND SCHOOL produced Alfred’s first appearance away. George Tennyson, Alfred’s grandfather and a successful AND LOSS in print, a small volume, Poems solicitor from Market Rasen, had paid for his son to take a TENNYSON’S lfred, Lord Tennyson, FAMILY earby Harrington by Two Brothers. Unusually, trip to France in an effort to cure him of his addictions.