Lord Byron

Connected Sites: 5

Definition
English poet and leading figure in the European Romantic Movement whose life was full of affairs and scandals (1788-1824). He was involved in revolutionary struggles in Italy and Greece.

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  • Venice and its Lagoon
    Venice and its Lagoon
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1987
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    611
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    Lengthy visits in 1816 and 1818 writing several poems about the city. Learned Armenian at the monastery on San Lazzaro degli Armeni.
  • Acropolis
    Acropolis
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.27
    490
    14
    Lived in Athens in 1810. Opposed Lord Elgin's removal of the Parthenon Marbles and wrote "The Curse of Minerva" to denounce Elgin's actions.
    See readytogoebooks.com
  • Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands
    Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.98
    311
    12
    Byron's cave. As a plaque there reminds us, "this grotto was the inspiration of Lord Byron. It records the immortal poet who as a daring swimmer defied the waves of the sea from Portovenere to Lerici" in 1822.
  • Westminster
    Westminster
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.61
    633
    16
    Took his seat in House of Lords in 1811 - defended the Luddites and opposed the established church. Died in Athens (suburb now called "Vyron") but his embalmed body was refused burial at "Poets' Corner" in Westminster Abbey for reasons of "questionable morality". He eventually got a memorial there in 1969!
  • Longobards in Italy
    Longobards in Italy
    Italy
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.81
    227
    14
    Tempietto del Clitunno: described by Byron in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (nom file + ita wiki)