| 1812. | Robert Browning born at Camberwell on May 7th. He “went to the Rev. Thos. Ready’s school at Peckham till he was near fourteen, then had a private tutor at home, and attended some lectures at the London University, now University College, London” (Dr. Furnivall). |
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| 1833. | Pauline published. |
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| 1834. | Browning travelled in Russia. |
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| 1835. | Paracelsus published. |
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| 1836. | Porphyria, Johannes Agricola, The King, and the lines “Still ailing wind” in James Lee published by Mr. W. J. Fox in his magazine The Monthly Repository. |
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| 1837. | Strafford published. |
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| 1840. | Sordello published. |
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| 1841-6. | Bells and Pomegranates appeared. |
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| 1841. | Pippa Passes published. |
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| 1842. | King Victor and King Charles published. |
| | Dramatic Lyrics published. |
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| 1843. | The Return of the Druses published. |
| | A Blot in the ’Scutcheon published. |
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| 1844. | Colombe’s Birthday published. |
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| 1845. | The Tomb at St. Praxed’s published in Hood’s Magazine, March. |
| | The Flight of the Duchess published. |
| | Dramatic Romances and Lyrics published. |
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| 1846. | Lucia published. |
| | A Soul’s Tragedy published. |
| | Robert Browning married (34), Sept. 12th, at St. Mary-le-bone parish church our greatest poetess, Elizabeth Barrett, aged 37 (Dr. Furnivall). |
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| 1847. | The Brownings resident in Florence. |
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| 1849. | March 9th, Robert Wiedemann Barrett Browning born. |
| | Browning’s Poems published in two vols. |
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| 1850. | Christmas-Eve and Easter-Day published. |
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| 1852. | Browning writes the Introductory Essay to the Shelley (spurious) Letters. |
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| 1855. | Men and Women published. |
| | The Brownings travel to Normandy. |
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| 1861. | June 28th, Mrs. Browning died at Casa Guidi. |
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| 1863. | The Poetical Works of Robert Browning published in three vols. |
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| 1864. | Dramatis Personæ published. |
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| 1868. | The Poetical Works published in six vols. |
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| 1868-9. | The Ring and the Book published. |
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| 1871. | Hervé Riel published in the Cornhill Magazine. |
| | Balaustion’s Adventure published. |
| | Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau published. |
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| 1872. | Fifine at the Fair published. |
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| 1873. | Red Cotton Night-Cap Country published. |
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| 1875. | Aristophanes’ Apology published. |
| | The Inn Album published. |
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| 1876. | Pacchiarotto published. |
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| 1877. | The Agamemnon of Æschylus published. |
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| 1878. | La Saisiaz published. |
| | The Two Poets of Croisic published. |
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| 1879. | Dramatic Idyls published. |
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| 1880. | Dramatic Idyls (Second Series) published. |
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| 1881. | The Browning Society inaugurated, Oct. 28th. |
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| 1883. | Jocoseria published. |
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| 1884. | Ferishtah’s Fancies published. |
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| 1887. | Parleyings with Certain People of Importance in their Day published. |
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| 1889. | Asolando: Fancies and Facts, published. |
| | Robert Browning died in Venice, December 12th; buried in Westminster Abbey, December 31st. |
