The Noels, Milbankes, Byrons and Kings

Part one: Annabella. Anticipation (1761-92) ; A very fine child (1792-1810) ; The siege of Annabella (1810-12) ; Entering the lists (1812-13) ; An epistolary courtship (1813-14) ; A sojourn in hell (January to March 1815) ; Unlucky for some: 13 Piccadilly Terrace (1815-16) ; The separation (1816) ; In the public eye (1816-24)

Part two: Ada. In search of a father ; A rainbow's arc (1829-35) ; Mathematical friendships (1834-5) ; Ada's marriage (1835-40) ; An unconventional wife (1836-40) ; Ambitions and delusions (1840-1) ; A cuckoo in the nest (1841-3) ; My fair interpretress (1843-4)

Part three: Visions. The enchantress (1843-4) ; The lady from Porlock (1844-9) ; Vanity Fair (1847-50) ; The hand of the past (1850-1) ; Rainbow's end (1851-2) ; Life after Ada (1852-3)

Part four: The making and breaking of a reputation. Enshrinement (1853

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Outcast

Timeline of events

Note on Ada's health.