By Tim Lambert BRADGATE PARK Lady Jane Grey 1537-1554 Queen of England for 9 days in 1553 COALVILLE Kathleen Fidler 1899-1980 Writer HINCKLEY Davy Graham 1940-2008 Guitarist LEICESTER Julian Barnes 1946- Writer Henry Bates 1825-1892 Naturalist Christopher Bruce 1945- Choreographer Graham Chapman 1941-1989 One of the Monty Python team Anne Fine 1947- Writer Ernest Gimson 1864-1919 Architect John… Continue reading Famous People From Leicestershire
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Famous People Born in Eastern England
By Tim Lambert ALDBOROUGH Dame Millicent Fawcett 1847-1929 Suffragette ASWARBY George Bass 1771-1803 Explorer BLACK NOTLEY John Ray 1627-1705 Naturalist BOSTON John Foxe 1517-1587 Author of Book of Martyrs Jean Ingelow 1820-1897 Poet John Tavener 1490-1545 Composer BOURNE Sir William Cecil 1520-1598 Treasurer to Elizabeth I BURNHAM THORPE, NORFOLK Horatio Nelson 1758-1805 BURY ST EDMUNDS Christopher Anstey 1724-1805 Writer Humphry… Continue reading Famous People Born in Eastern England
A Short History of Italy
By Tim Lambert The Etruscans The first civilization in Italy was the Etruscan, which arose about 800 BC in central Italy. The Etruscans built cities on a grid pattern. Some of these cities still exist (including Arezzo, Chiusi, Cortona, Perugia, and Cerveteri). The Etruscans were also engineers who drained marshes and built roads. They were… Continue reading A Short History of Italy
Famous People from the Midlands and South Midlands
By Tim Lambert ALDWINCKLE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE John Dryden 1631-1700 ARBURY, WARKS George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) 1819-1880 ARNOLD Richard Bonington 1801-1828 Artist BELPER, DERBYSHIRE Tracy Shaw 1973- Actor BIRMINGHAM Walter Allen 1911-1995 Writer Eileen Atkins 1934- Actor Michael Balcon 1896-1977 Film Producer David Bomberg 1890-1957 Artist Gerald Brockhurst 1891-1979 Artist Sir Edward Burne-Jones 1833-98 Artist Jasper Carrott 1945- Comedian Barbara… Continue reading Famous People from the Midlands and South Midlands
Famous People From Wales
By Tim Lambert ABERSYCHAN Roy Jenkins 1920-2003 Politician BANGOR Sir Charles Warren 1840-1927 Archeologist BARRY Gwynfor Evans 1912-2005 Politician BRYN HELEN, CAERNARVON William Henry Preece 1834-1913 Electrical Engineer CAERPHILLY Tommy Cooper 1921-84 Comedian CAERNARFON Sir William Preece 1834-1913 Electrical engineer CARDIFF Dannie Abse 1923-2014 Poet Shirley Bassey 1937- Singer Charlotte Church 1986- Singer Brian Josephson 1940- Physicist Cerys Matthews 1969- Singer… Continue reading Famous People From Wales
Famous People From Scotland
By Tim Lambert ABERDEEN Marion Angus 1866-1946 Poet Michael Clark 1962- Dancer Andrew Cruikshank 1907-1988 Actor James Donald 1917-1993 Actor Graham Garden 1943- Comedian Evelyn Glennie 1965- Musician George Jamesone 1588-1644 Portrait painter Annie Lennox 1954- Singer James Clerk Maxwell 1832-79 Scientist Sir William McMillan 1887-1997 Sculptor John Phillip 1817-67 Artist ALSFORD, ABERDEENSHIRE Charles Murray 1864-1941… Continue reading Famous People From Scotland
Famous People Born in Northwest England
By Tim Lambert ACCRINGTON Harrison Birtwistle 1934-2022 Composer ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE Dawn Acton 1977- Actress BACUP Betty Jackson 1949- Fashion designer BIRKENHEAD Edward Bevan 1856-1921 Chemist Sir Lewis Casson 1875-1969 Actor Glenda Jackson 1937-2023 Actress Norman Thelwell 1923-2004 Cartoonist BLACKBURN John Morley 1838-1923 Writer Steve Pemberton 1967- Actor BLACKPOOL Michael Smith 1932-2000 Chemist BOLTON Samuel Crompton 1752-1827 Inventor of the… Continue reading Famous People Born in Northwest England
Famous Australians
By Tim Lambert Dedicated to Kim Munn A John Antill 1904-1986 Composer Christine Anu 1973- Singer Tina Arena 1967- Singer Thea Astley 1925-2005 Writer David Atkins 1955- Dancer B Murray Bail 1941- Writer Eric Bana 1968- Actor Maroochy Barambah 1954-Opera singer Jimmy Barnes 1956- Singer John Bell 1940- Actor Carmel Bird 1940- Writer Cate Blanchett 1969- Actor James Blundell 1964- Singer Allan Border 1955- Cricketer Arthur Boyd 1920-1999 Artist… Continue reading Famous Australians
Famous American Women
By Tim Lambert There have been many famous women in American history. Below is a list of some of them. Elizabeth Glover c. 1600-1643 Elizabeth owned the first printing company in America. Anne Bradstreet 1612-1672 Anne was a poet of the 17th Century Henrietta Johnston c. 1633-1729 Henrietta was an artist Abigail Adams 1744-1818 She… Continue reading Famous American Women
Famous People From NorthEast England
By Tim Lambert ALNWICK Sir George Airy 1801-1892 Astronomer ASHINGTON Bobby Charlton 1937-2023 Footballer Jack Charlton 1935-2020 Footballer BEDLINGTON Sir Daniel Gooch 1816-1889 Engineer BELFORD, NORTHUMBERLAND William Coldstream 1908-1987 Artist BISHOP AUCKLAND Anthony Eden 1897-1977 Prime Minister BISHOP MIDDLEHAM, DURHAM Henry Taylor 1800-1886 Poet CHESTER LE STREET Bryan Robson 1957- Footballer CONSETT Rowan Atkinson 1955- Comedian DARLINGTON Maurice Elvey 1887-1967 Film Director… Continue reading Famous People From NorthEast England