Ted Hughes held the position of Poet Laureate from 28 December 1984 to 28 October 1998.
The origins of the Poet Laureate date back to 1616 when James I of England granted a pension to the writer Ben Jonson. Although there were subsequent court poets it was not until 1668, and the appointment of John Dryden by Charles II, that the post was made an established royal office within the royal household.
Ted Hughes OM OBE 90th Birthday Tribute. Monday, 17 August 2020, marks what would have been the 90th birthday of one of North Tawton’s most celebrated residents, the former Poet Laureate, Ted Hughes, who lived …
Ring out, wild bells Alfred, Lord Tennyson Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,The flying cloud, the frosty light:The year is dying in the night;Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. Ring out …
Ted Hughes OM OBE was an English poet, playwright, translator, and children’s writer. Poet Laureate. Edward James Hughes “Ted” (1930-1998) was born in Mytholmroyd, a large village in the Upper Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, …
North Tawton is a small market town ideally located in the heart of beautiful Devonshire, alongside the River Taw, which rises at the Taw Head. About North Tawton Square Shops and Places to Eat in …