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British Poets Laureate
Part of the Royal Household, the Poet Laureate writes poems to mark moments in national life, including Royal events such as weddings, deaths and anniversaries.
| Dates | Poet Laureate |
|---|---|
| 1999-present | Andrew Motion |
| 1984-1998 | Ted Hughes |
| 1972-1984 | Sir John Betjeman |
| 1967-1972 | Cecil Day-Lewis |
| 1930-1967 | John Masefield |
| 1913-1930 | Robert Bridges |
| 1896-1913 | Alfred Austin |
| 1850-1892 | Alfred Lord Tennyson |
| 1843-1850 | William Wordsworth |
| 1813-1843 | Robert Southey |
| 1790-1813 | Henry James Pye |
| 1785-1790 | Thomas Warton |
| 1757-1785 | William Whitehead |
| 1730-1757 | Colley Cibber |
| 1718-1730 | Laurence Eusden |
| 1715-1718 | Nicholas Rowe |
| 1692-1715 | Nahum Tate |
| 1689-1692 | Thomas Shadwell |
| 1670-1689 | John Dryden |
| 1638-1668 | William Davenant |
| 1619-1637 | Ben Jonson |
| 1599-1619 | Samuel Daniel |
| 1591-1599 | Edmund Spenser |
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