Byron AO3 Flashcards
When was Byron born?
22nd January 1788
What was Byron born with?
Club-foot
What was Byron’s relationship with his parents like?
Father left him at a young age
Mother was schizophrenic
What was rumoured about Byron’s nurse?
Made sexual advances towards him when he was only 9
Where was Byron sent to in London?
Harrow school
What is significant of Byron going to Harrow school?
Had his first relationships with both men and women
Who did Byron have an affair with?
His half sister
Who did Byron marry?
Lady Caroline’s cousin Anne
What did Anne do to appeal to Byron’s fluid sexuality?
Dressed as a boy to keep him interested
Why was Byron exiled from England?
Lady Caroline and Anne’s campaign to have him out of England for his behaviour
What war did Byron fight in?
War of Independence, in the Greek army
What did Byron become in Greece?
Greek hero, had statues built in his honour
Why did Byron want to ultimately die in Greece?
Die an honourable death instead of living with regrets of his actions, wanting to leave his mistakes in his past
- referenced in On This Day I Complete My 36th Year
