10 Questions
What was the name of Lord Byron's ancestral home?
Newstead
Where did Lord Byron live with his mother after inheriting the title and the ancestral home?
Nottingham
Which university did Lord Byron enroll in and did little work at?
Cambridge
What did Lord Byron keep in his rooms while studying at university?
A bear
When did Byron marry Annabella Milbanke?
1815
Where did Byron meet Shelley?
Venice
What was the title of Byron's discursive travelogue in Spenserian stanzas?
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
What was the cause of Byron's involvement with republican politics in Venice?
His open affair with Countess Guicioli
What event led to Byron taking up the cause of Greek Independence?
Shelley's death
Which of Byron's works was unfinished at his death and considered the greatest satire/mock epic in the English language?
'Don Juan'
Test your knowledge of the early life of George Gordon, Lord Byron, including his family background, inheritance, and financial situation. Explore the details of his upbringing and the challenges he faced in his youth.
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