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Encyclopedia > Arthur Hallam

Arthur Henry Hallam (February 1, 1811 - September 15, 1833) was an English poet, best known as the subject of In Memoriam A.H.H., a major work by his best friend, Alfred Tennyson. Hallam has been described as the jeune homme fatal of his generation. February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... In Memoriam A.H.H. is a long poem by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson. ... Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (August 6, 1809 - October 6, 1892) is generally regarded as one of the greatest English poets. ...


Hallam was born in London, son of a historian, Henry Hallam. He attended school at Eton, where he met future British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. The two engaged in a youthful and intense mutual infatuation, though there is no evidence of any homosexual activity. Their four year relationship ended in 1828 when Hallam left to travel in Italy and William Ewart Gladstone, to attend the University of Oxford. St Stevens Tower - The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London (see also different names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Henry Hallam (July 9, 1777 - January 21, 1859) was an English historian. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-charging secondary school) for boys. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809–19 May 1898) was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister (1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886 and 1892–1894). ... Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809–19 May 1898) was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister (1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886 and 1892–1894). ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...


In October 1828, he went up to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he met Tennyson. Both joined a group known as the Cambridge Apostles. Their shared interests led to a close friendship, and Arthur became engaged to Tennyson's sister, Emilia Tennyson. While travelling abroad with his father, he died suddenly at Vienna, of a brain haemorrhage. October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names Kings Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged) Established 1546 Sister College Christ Church Master Sir Martin Rees Location Trinity Street Undergraduates 656 Graduates 380 Homepage... Trinity College Great Court. ... Emilia Tennyson (1811-1887), normally known within her family as Emily, was a younger sister of Alfred Tennyson and the fiancee of Arthur Hallam, for whom Tennysons great poem, In Memoriam, was written. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ...


Tennyson not only dedicated one of his greatest poems to Hallam, but also named his elder son after his late friend. Lord Tennyson Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson (11 August 1852-2 December 1928), second Governor-General of Australia, was born at Chapel House, Twickenham, in Surrey, England. ...


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Henry Hallam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1768 words)
If Hallam ever deviated from perfect fairness, it was in the tacit assumption that the 19th century theory of the constitution was the right theory in previous centuries, and that those who departed from it on one side or the other were in the wrong.
Hallam is generally described as a "philosophical historian." The description is justified not so much by any philosophical quality in his method as by the nature of his subject and his own temper.
Hallam is a philosopher to this extent that both in political and in literary history he fixed his attention on results rather than on persons.
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