A talk with Richard Holmes Keats House: London, England Thursday 15 October • 6:30 PM – 8 PM Overview Join Richard Holmes for a journey through Tennyson’s first forty years. Perhaps you still remember the thundering rhythms of the ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’, written… Read More »Tennyson Before the Beard
A song cycle sung in the ancient Celtic language of Cornish based on Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem, The Lady of Shalott, is going to have its London premiere at The Cockpit in Marylebone as part of the Tête à Tête Opera Festival this September. Arlodhes… Read More »Cornish take on Tennyson to receive London premiere
THE TENNYSON SOCIETY Patron: Lord Tennyson President: Professor David Stocker THE ANNUAL TENNYSON MEMORIAL SERVICE will take place on SUNDAY 2nd AUGUST 2026 at 3.00 pm at ST MARGARET’S CHURCH, SOMERSBY Service led by Revd Dr Peter Green, Dean of Chapel, Bishop University, Lincoln Address… Read More »Annual Tennyson Memorial Service
The new series of Tennyson Talks via Zoom will commence on 1 October 2026. We will have six new enlightening talks. If you are interested in attending any of these, please email Val Purton.
TENNYSON 2026: ECOLOGY, LANDSCAPE, ENVIRONMENT 14th – 17th July 2026 at Lincoln Bishop University, UK Tuesday 14th July 2026 Delegates’ arrival & registration 11:00 -12:00 noon: Publications Board 15:00 – 16:00 Tennyson Society AGM 18:00: Supper on campus 19:15: Keynote Speaker 1 (Professor Erik Gray)… Read More »2026 Tennyson Conference at a Glance
The 2025 annual wreath-laying ceremony held at Westminster Abbey was a success. The Tennyson Society would like to thank Marion Sherwood, who has organised this event for many years.
12 July 2025
Saturday 21st June at 3pm (after the AGM at 2pm) in the Robert Hardy Building, Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln. Professor Caroline Arscott of the Courtauld Institute will be speaking on ‘Illustrations of Idylls of the King: Edward Burne-Jones and “Merlin and Vivien”‘. All welcome. This… Read More »The Tennyson Society Annual Lecture 2025