ByronBytes

Scotland (1790 – 1798) The financial hardship caused by ‘Mad Jack’ Byron squandering his mother’s fortune had a profound and lasting impact on Byron’s childhood and adult identity. Instead of …

Boatswain By far the most famous dog owned by Byron is Boatswain (pronounced Bosun).   The painting by Clifton Tomson features a St John’s water dog with a thick water-resistant double coat…

Background The Burun family arrived in England with William the Conqueror (or shortly after) in  the 11th century. Their paternal ancestors were from Normandy and Ralph de Burun,  a norman knigh…

Who is Lord Byron? George Gordon Byron is the famous Romantic Poet known for his iconic works like Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage and Don Juan - and creation of the ‘Byronic Hero’. He is also kn…