Seaham Hall, Lord Byron's Walk, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7AG
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The History of Seaham Hall
Lord George Gordon Byron married Annabella Milbanke, daughter of Sir Ralph Milbanke at Seaham Hall in 1815. He was the most prolific and controversial of the English poets.
Aristocrat, rake and revolutionary, he is celebrated as much for his exploits and good looks as he is for his poetry.
Byron lived for the life of the senses, declaring as much when he said. “The great object of life is sensation, to feel that we exist – even though in pain”.
Author of ‘Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage’ and ‘Don Juan’, he was a literary star of a kind never seen before. ‘The Corsair’ of 1814 sold 10.000 copies in a single day, a feat seldom achieved by a novel, let alone a book of poetry. It still holds the record for a book of poetry sold in such a short time.
The History of Seaham Hall
