| 1830 | Born in London, to Gabriele and Frances (Polidori) Rossetti. |
| 1848 | Engaged to James Collinson, a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; the engagement is canceled in 1850 when he converts to Roman Catholicism. |
| 1853 | Her father retires, due to his failing health. Christina and her mother attempt to start a day school, which they give up within a year. |
| 1862 | Publishes Goblin Market and Other Poems. |
| 1866 | Publishes The Prince's Progress and Other Poems. Rejects marriage proposal from Charles Cayley, who "was not a Christian." |
| 1870 | Publishes Commonplace and Other Stories. |
| 1871 | Publishes A Pageant and Other Poems. |
| 1894 | Dies. |
| 1896 | New Poems published posthumously. |
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