Wordsworth accepted the Poet Laureateship after the death of Robert Southey in:
A
1820
B
1823
C
1843
D
1850
Correct Option:
C
Explanation
William Wordsworth became Poet Laureate in 1843 after the death of Robert Southey. He initially hesitated because of his age, but Prime Minister Robert Peel reassured him that no official poems would be required of him.
