John Keats (1795-1821) English Romantic Poet

The poet John Keats died in relative obscurity in 1821, aged only 26 and is now recognized as one of the greatest English poets of the Romantic age.

Keats House

The museum, which reopened in July 2009 after a refurbishment, thanks to a heritage lottery grant, is a Grade I listed building and has been restored and decorated to reflect the original Regency style. A beautiful slice of history in an otherwise contemporary north London area.

The house also boasts a garden, which as with the building itself, has been redesigned to reflect the period in which Keats lived. The garden is free to visit, and the abundance of fruit trees and plants make it a popular choice with locals in search of that perfect picnic spot.

The reopening of Keats House, was followed, a few months later, by the release of 'Bright Star', a film exploring the romance between John Keats and Fanny Brawne. Unusually a location in Bedfordshire substituted Keats House for the filming of Wentworth Place. Keats House did, however, host the aftershow party for the premiere in London, this November. A display of costumes used in the period drama was open to the public in October, coinciding with the subsequent release of the film.

John Keats Poems

Keats, Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley were all key figures of the Romantic movement.