Byron was the only child of Captain John 'Jack' Byron and his second wife, Catherine Gordon (of the Clan Gordon), heiress of the Gight estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Jan 19, 2026 · Lord Byron (born January 22, 1788, London, England—died April 19, 1824, Missolonghi, Greece) was a British Romantic poet and satirist whose poetry and personality captured the …

Jan 22, 2012 · The most flamboyant and notorious of the major English Romantic poets, George Gordon, Lord Byron, was likewise the most fashionable poet of the early 1800s. He created an …

Apr 2, 2014 · Lord Byron is regarded as one of the greatest British poets and is best known for his amorous lifestyle and his brilliant use of the English language.

Jan 22, 2026 · Lord Byron is one of the first and best-known philhellenes who actively participated in Greece’s War of Independence.

Byron was at once a social critic and an object of criticism, a brooding misanthrope and an icon of fashion. His life and writings were the subject of scores of books and pamphlets that sparked yet …

Englishman George Gordon Byron (1788 - 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, is considered one of the world's greatest poets. He was a leading figure in the romantic movement in the 19th century, which …

Byron attended Harrow School from 1801-1805 which is an independent boarding school for boys located in Harrow, London. At this school Byron was superb in oratory, wrote poem verses, and even …

6 days ago · Lord Byron’s bisexuality is well known—but Byron’s archive still has the power to surprise us with new evidence about this part of his private life. Here are the first full English translations of …

The Byron Society of America (BSA) is a non-profit literary organization founded in 1973 to study the life and works of the English Romantic poet, George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824), whose immense …