The striking headgear sported by members of the Ottoman court in the 15th century provoked fashionable Westerners to don ...

There is no pedestrian crossing. It wasn't always thus. The statue of Byron and his Newfoundland dog, Boatswain, has stood here since 1880, and was sculpted by Richard Claude Belt.

Byron was in the van of those poets who came to be known as “Romantics,” and his life had something of the turbulence of a fairy tale. The future Lord Byron was born in 1788 to a family that could ...

Renowned Lord Byron enthusiast Geoffrey Bond - who lives in the place where the infamous poet spent some of his early years - has produced a new book which establishes that Burgage Manor was the ...

Geoffrey Bond often imagines Lord Byron "looking down" as he sits in what was once the 19th Century poet's former bedroom. The 85-year-old has lived in Burgage Manor in Southwell, Nottinghamshire ...

The celebrated poet had become a monster. In 1816 Byron went into exile. For seven years he roamed Italy, frequenting Venice’s carnival, taking lovers, and studying Armenian with monks.

Even before rumours of his affair with his half-sister spread, Lord Byron had a reputation for scandal. His lover Lady Caroline Lamb famously described him as “mad, bad and dangerous to know ...

Lord Byron's resting place to be 'safeguarded for future' under major new plans The St Mary Magdalene Church in Hucknall served as the final resting place for the Byrons for around 200 years News By ...

Two centuries later, the poet is mostly recalled in the context of the Byronic hero: a dark, brooding, sexy rebel, derived partly from Byron’s celebrity persona and also from his works, such as ...

As an individual of influence, blessed with a larger-than-life personality Lord Byron captured the imagination of many who crossed his path. Beyond his literary genius, his life was filled with ...

MS Lord Byron can accommodate up to 140 passengers across 74 cabins and suites, which range in size from 161 to 242 square feet. “Our much-loved ship Lord Byron is starting this season with a bit of a ...