Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy

Swashbuckling Poet

What Lord Byron learned when he waded into the fight for Greece’s independence—and why it still matters.

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Published Feb. 16 2014 6:45AM EST

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The West has never been shy of producing public figures, or even celebrities, who seek out their own foreign entanglements and occasionally do a bit of good in the process.

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Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy

What Lord Byron learned when he waded into the fight for Greece’s independence—and why it still matters.

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