Alfred, Lord Tennyson vs Hong Xiuquan
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Compare the life timelines of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) and Hong Xiuquan (1814–1864) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 50 years, from 1814 to 1864.
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892)
- — Born in Somersby, Lincolnshire Verified
- — Entered Trinity College, Cambridge Verified
- — Won the Chancellor's Gold Medal for poetry Verified
- — Death of Arthur Hallam Verified
- — Published In Memoriam A.H.H. Verified
- — Married Emily Sellwood Verified
- — Appointed Poet Laureate Verified
- — Published The Charge of the Light Brigade Verified
- — Raised to the peerage as Baron Tennyson Verified
- — Died at Aldworth, Surrey Verified
Hong Xiuquan (1814–1864)
- — Born in Fuyuanshui village, Guangdong province Verified
- — Repeatedly failed the imperial civil service examinations Verified
- — Experienced visions during a prolonged illness Verified
- — Interpreted his visions through Christian tracts and began preaching Verified
- — Built the God Worshipping Society in Guangxi Verified
- — Launched the Jintian Uprising against the Qing dynasty Verified
- — Captured Nanjing and made it the Taiping capital Verified
- — Withdrew from governance after the Tianjing Incident Verified
- — Died in besieged Nanjing Verified