ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -After the appointment of William Wordsworth in 1843 the duties settled into an expectation, not requirement, for major court and national occasions. Alfred, Lord Tennyson held the post between November 1850 and October 1892.

Detailed explanation-2: -Queen Victoria appointed three poets laureate during her reign: William Wordsworth in 1843, Alfred, Lord Tennyson in 1850, and Alfred Austin in 1896.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1843 Wordsworth was named poet laureate of England, though by this time he had for the most part quit composing verse.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809-1892) was, and remains, one of the most popular English poets. He held the position of poet laureate for much of Queen Victoria’s reign, from 1850 until his death in 1892.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the end, Queen Victoria appointed Alfred Tennyson as Poet Laureate.