Lord Byron's Biography

Lord Byron was one of the most important figures of the Romantic Movement; a period when English Literature was full of virtuous heroes and themes of love and thriumph. Byron's work, active life, and physical beauty came to be considered the perfect image of the romantic poet-hero. He was born on January 22,1788 in London into a noble family and died on April 19,1824 in Missologhi, Greece. His father was captain "Mad Jack" Byron and his mother was Catherine Gordon. Byron was born with a birth defect known to be called clubfoot, it is a defect where he would walk using only the balls and toes of his feet, and he was highly sensitive about his deformity.To add on, Lord Byron discovered that he was attracted to both men and women in his early teens. His affection for both genders made him to live a seperate, secretive, and remote life in his youth. Lord Byron's childhood was full of play and adventures. Byron's names changed throughout his life, he was christened "George Gordon Byron" in London. Later on his father changed his own name to claim his wife's estate and took the surname "Gordon", but after this change Lord Byron called himself George Byron Gordon. His mother-in-law named Judith Noel died and in order for Byron to inherit half of her estate he had to changed his name once again, to Noel Byron. Even though Lord Byron was so popular throughout society, his bisexual relationships made him widely disliked.