| 1823 | Patmore is born at Woodford, Essex, on 23 July |
| 1844 | Publishes first poems |
| 1847 | Marries Emily Andrews (1824-1862) by whom he has six children. |
| 1850 | Prompts John Ruskin to defend the young Pre-Raphaelite painters. |
| 1853 | Tamerton Church Tower and other Poems |
| 1854 | The Angel in the House, Part I. |
| 1864 | Conversion to Roman Catholicism; marries Mary Byles (1822-1880)/ |
| 1865 | Resigns his post at the British Museum; purchases Heron's Ghyll estate in Sussex. |
| 1880 | Emily Patmore, his second wife, dies. |
| 1881 | marries Harriet Robson by whom he had a son; moves to The Lodge in Lymington, Hampshire. |
| 1896 | Patmore dies at Lymington, 26 November. |
Last updated 13 June 2004