On the 200th anniversary of Byron's death, two new books

One of the more interesting perspectives I gained about Lord Byron was when I learned of his support of the Luddites from reading the book Blood in the Machine[0], which I am surprised the posted article never mentioned once since it seemed to be a significant part of his fame, especially during his time in the House of Lords[1].

[0]: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brian-merchant/bloo...

[1]: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/byron-was-one-few-...

> [Byron's] daughter, Ada [born 1815], who would become the mathematician Ada Lovelace, a pioneer in the development of the computer or, as she and Charles Babbage called it, “the analytical engine.”

See also https://youtu.be/QgUVrzkQgds

The Rest is History podcast is currently airing a multi-part series on Byron:

* https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuE6nBbFEqkg...

* https://www.youtube.com/@restishistorypod/videos

They wouldn't leave the poor guy in peace either after he died, with his coffin opened by glorified peeping Tom's.

https://flashbak.com/they-dug-up-lord-byrons-body-in-1938-an...

"If you ever feel bad about yourself, consider that three days trapped in a cabin with lord byron was enough to traumaspawn two distinct schools of supernatural horror story"

https://nitter.privacydev.net/Sotherans/status/1507504361093...