Alfred Austin chosen as Poet Laureate
On 1 January 1896, Alfred Austin was chosen as “Poet Laureate to Her Majesty,” closing a heated debate about who should succeed Alfred, Lord Tennyson as Poet Laureate. Image: “Mr. Alfred Austin, the New Poet Laureate,’ English Illustrated Magazine, March 1896. Courtesy of the Yale University Library.
Articles
Linda Peterson, “On the Appointment of the ‘Poet Laureate to Her Majesty,’ 1892-1896”