Edward, the Black Prince (1330 – 1376)
Although Edward never became king – he died before his father, Edward III – he is...
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Aneurin Bevan (1897 – 1960)
Aneurin Bevan was one of the most important ministers of the post-war Labour government and the...
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Tim Berners Lee
Sir Timothy John “Tim” Berners-Lee, OM, KBE, FRS, FREng, FRSA, also known as...
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The First Phone Call [Video]
The First Telephone Call March 10, 1876 [jwplayer mediaid=”5615″] What were the first...
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Alexander Graham Bell (1847 – 1922) [video]
Bell was a Scottish-born American scientist and inventor, most famous for his pioneering work on...
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Aphra Behn (1640 – 1689)
Behn was the first professional woman writer in English literature, best known for her plays and...
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Quite Likely the Worst Job Ever
To live in any large city during the 19th century, at a time when the state provided little in the...
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Joseph Bazalgette (1819 – 1891)
As chief engineer to London’s metropolitan board of works in the mid-19th century,...
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Sir Joseph Banks (1743 – 1820)
Banks was a British explorer and naturalist who, as long-time president of the Royal Society,...
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The Queen’s Messenger
The play was “The Queen’s Messenger”, a melodramatic piece by London-born J....
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