Historedia
Person

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1798–1806

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Samuel Taylor Coleridge, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Publication of Lyrical Ballads

    1798

    Role: Co-author

    1. 1798 · UnknownFirst Edition Publication

      Lyrical Ballads was first published in 1798, marking the start of the English Romantic movement.

  2. Coleridge sails for the Mediterranean aboard the Speedwell

    1804–1806

    Role: Acting Public Secretary of Malta (traveler role inferred from legacy row)

    1. 1804 · Portsmouth, United KingdomDeparture for the Mediterranean

      Coleridge traveled to Sicily and Malta in 1804; a legacy row records a 4 April 1804 Portsmouth departure aboard the Speedwell, unverified by supplied passages.

    2. 1804–1806 · MaltaService as Acting Public Secretary

      Coleridge served as Acting Public Secretary of Malta under Alexander Ball, performing the task successfully, before giving it up and returning to England in 1806.

Sources

  1. Lyrical Ballads Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28