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2 days ago · Learn about the life and works of George Gordon Byron, a British poet and peer who is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement. He was born in 1788, travelled extensively in Europe, fought in the Greek War of Independence, and died in 1824.
4 days ago · George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (Greek: Λόρδος Βύρων, romanized: Lórdos Výron; 22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), simply known as Lord Byron, was an English poet and peer. One of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, Byron is regarded as one of the greatest English poets.
5 days ago · Lord George Gordon was an English lord and instigator of the anti-Catholic Gordon riots in London (1780). The third and youngest son of the 3rd Duke of Gordon, he was educated at Eton and entered the British navy, rising to the rank of lieutenant in 1772.
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2 days ago · Major-General Charles George Gordon CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885), also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British Army officer and administrator. He saw action in the Crimean War as an officer in the British Army.
5 days ago · So, it can be seen that George William Gordon, through his father, Joseph Gordon, was linked to Shortwood Estate. Buildings from the Shortwood Estate are still there and in use at Shortwood Teachers College. Of course, more research is required to confirm the direct link.
5 days ago · By George Gordon, Merchant Taylors School, a student member of our Young Reporter scheme This article was written by one of our Young Reporters, a scheme that gives 14 to 18-year-old school ...
5 days ago · Download stock image of “The Statue of General Gordon at the Brompton Barracks, Chatham. Illustration for The Graphic, 24 May 1890.” from the Look and Learn History Picture Archive.
