Many of Tennyson’s siblings had mental breakdowns, and Alfred himself occasionally fell into unexplained trances. His fear, which turned out to be unfounded, was that he had inherited epilepsy ...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate, died on 6th October 1892 at his home in Haslemere, Surrey. On 11th October the coffin was brought to Westminster Abbey and lay overnight in St Faith's chapel ...