Tours southern Europe with his wife, 1851.
Hallam Tennyson born, 1852.
Writes Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington, 1852.
Takes up his residence at Farringford in the Isle of Wight, 1853.
Lionel Tennyson born, 1854.
Writes The Charge of the Light Brigade, 1855.
The University of Oxford confers on him the degree of D.C.L., 1855.
Publishes Maud and Other Poems, 1855.
Purchases Farringford, 1856.
Publishes Idylls of the King, 1859.