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List of Poets Laureate of Britain

The document lists the Poets Laureates of Britain chronologically from the 17th century to the present. It notes that the title of poet laureate was first granted in the 17th century and has traditionally been a salaried position within the British royal household, though without specific duties. The modern role originated with Ben Jonson being granted a pension by King James I in 1616. Until 1999, the laureateship was a lifetime appointment, but now poets serve fixed 10-year terms, with Andrew Motion being the first to do so.

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List of Poets Laureate of Britain

The document lists the Poets Laureates of Britain chronologically from the 17th century to the present. It notes that the title of poet laureate was first granted in the 17th century and has traditionally been a salaried position within the British royal household, though without specific duties. The modern role originated with Ben Jonson being granted a pension by King James I in 1616. Until 1999, the laureateship was a lifetime appointment, but now poets serve fixed 10-year terms, with Andrew Motion being the first to do so.

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List of Poets Laureates of Britain

 The title of poet laureate was first granted in England in the 17th century for poetic
excellence.
 The post has become free of specific poetic duties, but its holder remains a salaried
member of the British royal household.
 The tradition of a poet acting in service to a British sovereign is a long one, but the
origins of the modern post can be traced to Ben Jonson, who was granted a pension
by James I in 1616.
 After 1668 the laureateship was recognized as an established royal office to be filled
automatically when vacant.
 Until 1999 the position was a lifetime appointment; Andrew Motion was the first laureate
to serve a fixed 10-year term.
 This list orders the laureates chronologically, from the first to the most recent.

 John Dryden (1668–89)
 Thomas Shadwell (1689–92)
 Nahum Tate (1692–1715)
 Nicholas Rowe (1715–18)
 Laurence Eusden (1718–30)
 Colley Cibber (1730–57)
 William Whitehead (1757–85)
 Thomas Warton (1785–90)
 Henry James Pye (1790–1813)
 Robert Southey (1813–43)
 William Wordsworth (1843–50)
 Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1850–92)
 Alfred Austin (1896–1913)
 Robert Bridges (1913–30)
 John Masefield (1930–67)
 Cecil Day-Lewis (1968–72)
 Sir John Betjeman (1972–84)
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 Ted Hughes (1984–98)
 Andrew Motion (1999–2009)
 Carol Ann Duffy (2009–19)
 Simon Armitage (2019– )

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