History Channel - Biography: Lord Byron 4/5

[@bavsha]

I love that older woman narrating (could listen to her day and night), she also looks amazing...music at the background is also very strong!

[@litaholic4572]

Byron certainly was a rebel who constantly tried to find a place to belong in. He and the Shelley's complimented each other well creatively and the literature written during the Summer at Geneva was extraordinary. Good documentary, would be cool if it went more into depth on his literary work.

[@JIMY45GR]

byron lived in Genoa until 1823, when, growing bored with his life there he accepted overtures for his support from representatives of the movement for Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire.[citation needed]On 16 July, Byron left Genoa on the Hercules, arriving at Kefalonia in the Ionian Islands on 4 August.

[@JIMY45GR]

He spent £4000 of his own money to refit the Greek fleet, then sailed for Messolonghi in western Greece, arriving on 29 December to join Alexandros Mavrokordatos, a Greek politician with military power.[citation needed]During this time, Byron pursued his Greek page, Lukas Chalandritsanos, but the affections went unrequited.[13] When the famous Danish sculptor Thorvaldsen heard about Byron's heroics in Greece, he voluntarily resculpted his earlier bust of Byron in Greek marble

[@nightowl6260]

He felt unjustly judged???

[@windstorm1000]

Byron was right to leave self righteous England--his whole self was to leave that prim isle.

[@black4pienus]

are the subtitles in greek?

[@corettaha7855]

black4pienus he's s big deal in Greece. April 19 is Lord Byron Day there. So...yup: Greek.

[@DrSylva22]

May be he was provoking others...?

[@wisesatyr72]

a true libertine