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Winston Churchill
He lead the British people during
the Second World War and his inspirational speeches helped
people continue to hope for peace during very difficult times. He is known for his determination and his ability to unite people with strong words. He was the 20th century's most famous and celebrated Prime Minister.
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
He was an extraordinary Victorian
engineer. He designed and built amongst other structures bridges,
ships, railways and viaducts. In 2002, he was placed second in a BBC public poll to determine the "100 Greatest Britons".
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Diana, Princess of Wales
From the time of
her marriage to the Prince of Wales in 1981
until her death in a car accident in Paris in 1997, she was one of the world's most high-profile, most photographed, and most iconic celebrities.
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Charles Darwin
He was a British naturalist of
the nineteenth century. He and others developed the theory
of evolution. This theory forms the basis for the modern life sciences. His most famous books are 'The Origin of Species' and 'The Descent of Man'.
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William Shakespeare
He was a playwright and poet
whose body of works is considered the greatest in
English literature. He wrote dozens of plays which continue to dominate world theater 400 years later.
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Isaac Newton
He was a mathematician and scientist
who invented differential calculus and formulated the theory of
universal gravitation, a theory about the nature of light, and three laws of motion.
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Queen Elizabeth 1
The daughter of King Henry
VIII and Anne Boleyn, she reigned England from 1558–1603.
Her reign was marked by several plots to overthrow her, the execution of Mary Queen of Scots (1587), the defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588), and domestic prosperity and literary achievement.
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John Lennon
He was a musician and composer
who was a member of the Beatles, the biggest
rock band of the 1960s. He was killed at the gates of his house in New York on 8th December 1980.
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Admiral sir Horatio Nelson
He is the greatest hero
in British naval history, an honour he earned by
defeating Napoleon's fleet in the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar.
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Oliver Cromwell
He was a military, political, and
religious figure who led the Parliamentarian victory in the
English Civil War (1642–1649) and called for the execution of Charles I. He was Lord Protector of England for much of the 1650s, ruling in place of the country's traditional monarchy.
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James Cook
He was an explorer of the
eighteenth century, known for his voyages to the Pacific
Ocean. He visited New Zealand, established the first European colony in Australia, and was the first European to visit Hawaii. He also approached Antarctica and explored much of the western coast of North America.
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Margaret Thatcher
She was the United Kingdom's first
woman prime minister, and she held the office of
PM for longer than anyone in the 20th century.
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Sir Francis Drake
English naval hero and explorer
who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world
(1577–1580) and was vice admiral of the fleet that destroyed the Spanish Armada (1588).
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Joanne "Jo" Rowling
She is a British novelist, best
known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy
series, gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies to become the best-selling book series in history[.