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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Malmesbury: England’s Oldest Borough
The borough of Malmesbury was home to the great historian William of Malmesbury – what do we...
Read MoreAn Anglo-Saxon Tale: Lady Godiva
The story of Lady Godiva is an enduring one – find out here the facts about her that are known to be true, alongside the tale that has been handed down through the years. Who was Lady Godiva? Godiva (Old English: Godgifu,...
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King Arthur, ‘Once and Future King’
The fantastical tale of King Arthur, the hero warrior, is one of the great themes of British...
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