Alfred, Lord Tennyson vs Mary Seacole
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Compare the life timelines of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) and Mary Seacole (1805–1881) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 72 years, from 1809 to 1881.
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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
Mary Seacole (1805–1881)
- — Born in Kingston, Jamaica Verified
- — Married Edwin Horatio Hamilton Seacole Verified
- — Travelled to Cruces, Panama, and treated cholera patients Verified
- — Nursed victims of a cholera epidemic in Kingston Verified
- — Travelled to England and sought to join the Crimean nursing effort Verified
- — Opened the 'British Hotel' near Balaclava in Crimea Verified
- — Published her autobiography Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands Verified
- — Benefit festival held in her honour in London Verified
- — Died in London Verified