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 …
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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…
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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…
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