Alfred, Lord Tennyson: his life, memorial and poetry

In Victorian England, everyone knew these three names – Queen Victoria, Prime Minister William Gladstone, and a poet called Alfred, Lord Tennyson. So why was this poet so famous? <br />
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Find out more about Alfred, Lord Tennyson: www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/alfred-lord-tennyson/