William Blake

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Gender	Male
Death	196 years ago
Date of birth	November 28,1757
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Date of died	August 12,1827
Died	London
	United Kingdom
Artworks	The Ancient of Days
	The Ghost of a Flea
Periods	Symbolism
	Romanticism
Poems	The Tyger
	The Lamb
	London
	The Chimney Sweeper
	A Poison Tree
Movies/Shows	Tiger
	Chartered Streets
Works	The Ancient of Days
	The Ghost of a Flea
	Newton
	Pity
On view	Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Spouse	Catherine Blake
Born	Soho
	London
	United Kingdom
Books	The Tyger
	William Blake: Poems
	The Lamb
	Songs of Innocence and of Experience
	A Poison Tree
Parents	Catherine Wright Armitage Blake
	James Blake
Place of burial	Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, London, United Kingdom
Siblings	Catherine Elizabeth Blake
	John Blake
	Richard Blake
	James Blake
Influences	John Milton
	Dante Alighieri
	Emanuel Swedenborg
	Mary Wollstonecraft
	Ben Jonson
Date of Reg.	2019-02-12 19:27:22
Date of Upd.	2023-08-23 12:09:02
ID	408870

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William Blake Life story

William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age.

Quobna Cugoano: London church honours Ghanaian-born freed slave and abolitionist

Sep 20,2023 8:21 am

... This includes poet and artist William Blake, who was a contemporary of Cugoano - and one of Lovelace s favourite artists...

Jerusalem cottage among buildings on 'at risk' register

Nov 4,2021 10:47 am

...The thatched cottage where poet William Blake wrote the lyrics to the hymn Jerusalem is one of several historic sites at risk of being lost forever...

World War One hymn is nation's favourite

Feb 16,2020 6:42 am

... The hymn, which takes an 1803 poem by William Blake and sets it to music written by Sir Hubert Parry, beat How Great Thou Art to the top spot, with In Christ Alone coming third...

Simon Armitage pens poem on cancer pill

Feb 16,2020 5:18 am

... He pointed to the Romantic poet, painter, and printmaker William Blake, who made etchings and engravings of his work, as an example...

World War One hymn is nation's favourite

Feb 16,2020 5:18 am

The country's Top 10 hymns were revealed in a Songs of Praise special hosted by singer Aled Jones (right)

Jerusalem has been voted the UK's favourite Hymn , in a vote held by Bbc One 's Songs of Praise.

The Hymn , which takes an 1803 poem by William Blake and sets it to music written by Sir Hubert Parry , beat How Great Thou Art to The Top spot, with In Christ Alone coming third.

Members of The Public chose from The 100 hymns that have featured most on the BBC show over The Past five years.

Singer Aled Jones revealed The Top 10 in a special episode on Sunday.

Jerusalem did not feature among The Top 10 last time the survey was conducted in 2013.

Top 10 hymns, 2019 Jerusalem How Great Thou Art In Christ Alone Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind Abide With Me I Vow To Thee My Country Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer/Jehovah Amazing Grace Be Still For The Presence Of The Lord I, the Lord Of Sea And Sky

The Songs of Praise special, which was filmed at De Montfort Hall in Leicester and first broadcast on Sunday, featured guests including Britain's Got Talent winner Colin Thackery , Black Panther actress Sope Aluko and classical singer Russell Watson .

The Kingdom Choir, who sang at The Wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, sang Abide With Me, while Katherine Jenkins performed Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind in St Davids Cathedral in Wales .

Katherin Jenkins performed Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind on the programme, saying she loved The Song 's "beautiful" melody and sentiment The Kingdom Choir performed Abide With Me in The Isle of Wight

Other performances included Fairground Attraction singer Eddi Reader singing Amazing Grace and Daniel O'Donnell singing In Christ Alone from The Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland .