Prince Albert (1819 – 1861)
Albert was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria and a significant influence on his wife. She...
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Month: March 2013
Agricola (40 – 93 AD)
Agricola was a Roman statesman and soldier who, as governor of Britain, conquered large areas of...
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John Adams (1735-1826)
Adams was a leading figure in the American fight for independence and second president of the...
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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Franklin was a statesman, diplomat, writer, scientist and inventor, one of the most versatile and...
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Alexander Fleming (1881-1955)
Fleming was a Scottish bacteriologist and Nobel Prize winner, best known for his discovery of...
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William Henry Fox Talbot (1800 – 1877)
Fox Talbot was an English member of parliament, scientist, inventor and a pioneer of photography....
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Michael Faraday (1791-1867)
Faraday was a British chemist and physicist who contributed significantly to the study of...
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George Orwell (1903 – 1950)
George Orwell was a British journalist and author, who wrote two of the most famous novels of the...
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Lord Byron (1788-1824)
Byron was the ideal of the Romantic poet, gaining notoriety for his scandalous private life and...
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Florence Nightingale (1820 – 1910)
Famous for her work in the military hospitals of the Crimea, Nightingale established nursing as a...
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