Early Life and Education
Hallam was born in London, son of the historian Henry Hallam. He attended school at Eton, where he met future Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. Hallam was an important influence on Gladstone, introducing him to Whiggish ideas and people. After leaving Eton in 1827 Hallam travelled on the continent with his family, and in Italy he became inspired by its culture and fell in love with an English beauty, Anna Mildred Wintour, who inspired eleven of his poems.
In October 1828, Hallam went up to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he met Tennyson. As Christopher Ricks observes, 'The friendship of Hallam and Tennyson was swift and deep.'
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