Alfred Lord Tennyson, born 6 August 1809 in Somersby, Lincolnshire, was a famous British poet. He was the son of George Clayton Tennyson and Elizabeth Fytche; he was the fourth oldest out of twelve. Tennyson was of noble and royal ancestry. His father was a great man who made significant contributions in the fields of painting, architecture, music and poetry. His father was very involved in his children's education. Alfred and two of his brothers were sent to Louth Grammar School, in 1816. When Alfred was only seventeen, he and his brothers had a combined collection of poems. After four years of high school, he enrolled at Scaitcliffe School, Englefield Green and King England VI Grammar School. He joined a secret society known as the Cambridge Apostles, when he entered Trinity College in 1827. Tennyson received the Chancellor's Gold Metal in 1829, with his first composition "Timbuctoo". A year later his first solo poetry collection “Poems Chiefly Lyrical” was published. This collection included famous poems such as “Claribel” and “Mariana”. It became popular for its sentimental nature. Tennyson had a lot to do in 1831. Before he could take his degree test, he had to leave Cambridge early, due to the death of his father. When he returned home, he decided to stay there for six years to take care of his mother and family. Another tragedy occurred in 1833. His second collection of poems was heavily criticized. Therefore, he decided not to publish any more poems for the next ten years. When his best friend, Arthur Hallam, who was married to his sister, suddenly died, he inspired Tennyson to write such masterpieces as: "In the Valley of Cauteretz" and "In Memoriam AHH". In 1837...... middle of the sheet ......fs in Pantheism: “Well! I think I believe in pantheism, in a way.” Allingham created a diary in October 1865, some 15 years after the publication of In Memoriam. This journal was an in-depth analysis of the famous poem. Allingham's diary also analyzed Tennyson's beliefs and apparently had evidence for Tennyson's belief in Pantheism. Allingham said that the time Tennyson had when he took a "break" from writing was when Tennyson took a lot of time and thought about his religious views. The time Tennyson had on his own time gave me plenty of time to collect his thoughts after In Memoriam. This is why Allingham believed that Tennyson was a pantheist. Pantheism is in a sense like Christianity: both pantheists and Christians believe that everything is God. Pantheism is much deeper in their thoughts, but not in their physical appearance.