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William Wordsworth | 10 Facts On The Famous English Poet
#1 His brother John was captain of the ship Earl of Abergavenny which sank in 1805
#2 Wordsworth graduated from Cambridge University in 1791
#3 He had a very close relationship with his sister Dorothy Wordsworth
#4 He had a daughter with a French woman named Annette Vallon
#5 Wordsworth married his childhood friend Mary Hutchinson in 1802
#6 A friend’s legacy allowed him to pursue his poetic career
#7 Wordsworth and Coleridge launched the English Romantic movement in literature
#8 1797–1808 is considered Wordsworth’s Great Decade
#9 Wordsworth is the only Poet Laureate of Britain to write no official verses
#10 His masterpiece The Prelude was published three months after his death
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Content: Painting depicting the sinking of the Earl of Abergavenny
#2 Wordsworth graduated from Cambridge University in 1791
John Wordsworth had little involvement with his children but he did introduce young William to poetry, including that of Milton, Shakespeare and Spenser. William attended a small school in Cockermouth and Ann Birkett’s school at Penrith, where his maternal grandparents resided. William’s mother Ann died in March 1778 when he was seven years old. He was sent to live with his mother’s family and the following year he began attending Hawkshead Grammar School in Lancashire. John Wordsworth died in December 1783 when William was thirteen years old. In 1787, William Wordsworth entered St. John’s College of the University of Cambridge. He did not excel there, but managed to graduate in 1791. Wordsworth House in Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK
#3 He had a very close relationship with his sister Dorothy Wordsworth
William Wordsworth had a close relationship with his siblings, especially with his sister Dorothy Wordsworth. After the death of their mother, William and Dorothy were sent to live with different relatives and didn’t see each other for 9 years. They were reunited in 1787 and from 1795 became inseparable companions.