Lord Byron born January 22, 1788 and passed away April 19, 1824 in Missolonghi, Greece due to fever and exposure while engaged in the Greek struggle for independence.

As a child Lord Byron was simply known as George Noel Gordon and as having born with a clubfoot, he was taken by his mother to Aberdeen, Scotland where they lived in lodgings on a meager income. He definitely was affected by his lameness and it left a detrimental affect upon his personal character.

At the age of ten he inherited the titles and the estates of his great uncle the contemptuous Lord Byron. Returning to England Young Lord Byron fell in love with the ghostly halls and expansive grounds of the Newstead Abbey which had been presented to the family by King Henry VIII.

In 1801 Lord Byron went to Harrow where he formed friendships with the younger boys and it was at this time he fostered a romantic attachment to the school. It has been thought that these early friendships gave the first urge to his sexual ambivalence which became more pronounced at Cambridge and later in Greece.

Lord Byron's poetic career actually started in 1806 when some of his early works were suppressed and followed in 1807 with the release of "Hours of Idleness", which the Edinburgh Review savagely attacked. In 1812 Lord Byron released the first two cantos of "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" and was received with acclamation, which made him instantly famous.

Jumping forward to February 15, 1824 when Lord Byron fell ill, it would not be long until ill fate would kill Lord Byron. In early April, 1824 while caught outdoors in a rainstorm he developed a violent cold which became worse and he slipped into a coma and passed away at six o'clock in the evening April 19, 1824 in Greece.

Check the following websites if you would like to read more about Lord Byron and his romantic poetry.

1. English History – Byron

2. Schoolnet – Byron

Below are some of the most popular and influencing romantic poems by Lord Byron.