Inside the furnace the body of the young poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley, was gradually consumed by fire. Looking on were fellow poet Lord Byron and a friend, who also doubled as master of ceremonies ...

It is 200 years since the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned at sea at the age of 29. At the time, his life and works were considered scandalous, due in part to his reputation as a sexually liberated, ...

Amy Wilcockson receives funding from the Midlands4Cities (AHRC) Doctoral Training Partnership for her PhD study. It is 200 years since the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned at sea at the age of 29.

Percy Bysshe Shelley did not achieve literary fame during his lifetime, but today he is one of the most celebrated British poets. Shelley - who wrote during the Romantic period - drowned at sea in ...