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Queen Elizabeth ii (1926 -
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The Queen of Britain since 1952. She married her
third cousin, Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. They have 4 children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
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Her royal highness the princess of Wales Diana
(1961 – 1997)
Diana Spencer married the Prince of Wales
in 1981. She has won the affection of many people by her modesty, shyness and beauty. In 1982 she gave birth to her 1st child, Prince William, and 2 years later to her 2nd son, Prince Harry (Henry). In February 1996 was the divorce, 31 August 1997 was the car crash in Paris that took her life.
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Prince William ( 1982 - )
The
1st son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. He
is also the Prince of Wales, like his father.
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Sir Winston Churchill ( 1874 – 1965 )
An
English politician who was the Prime Minister of Britain
during most of the Second World War. He made many famous speeches and is admired and remembered for his great leadership of the nation.
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Margaret Hilda Thatcher ( 1925 - 2013 )
The
1st woman prime minister of Britain (1979 – 90)
now officially called Lady Thatcher.
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Francis William Aston ( 1877 – 1945 )
An
English physicist discovered isotopes and built the 1st mass
spectograph. He was awarded the Nobel prize for chemistry (1922)
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Charles Robert Darwin ( 1809 – 1982 )
A
world famous English scientist who discovered the theory of
evolution by natural selection.
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Sir Alexander Fleming ( 1881 – 1955 )
A
Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin in 1928.
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Anne Bronte ( 1820 – 1849 )
An English
writer, the sister of Charlotte and Emily, best known
for her novel The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
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Charlotte Bronte ( 1816 – 1855 )
An English
writer, the sister of Anne and Emily, best known
for her novel Jane Eyre.
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Emily Bronte ( 1818 – 1848 )
An English
writer, the sister of Anne and Charlotte, best known
for her novel Wuthering Heights.
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Agatha Christie ( 1890 – 1976 )
An English
writer of popular books, detective stories and plays, many
of which have been made into films.
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Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
A British writer, creator of
the detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson.
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John Galsworthy (1867-1933)
An English writer of books and
plays who won the Nobel prize for literature in
1932. He is the best-known for his books The Forsyte Saga (1906-28) about a rich middle-class English family called the Forsytes.
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Robert Burns (1759 – 1796)
A Scottish national poet.
The source of Burns’ poetry is the life of
common toilers and Scottish folklore. A sense of liberty is the animating force of his genius.
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William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
An English writer of
plays, one of the most famous ever, born in
Stratford-upon-Avon. His plays show a great understanding of human activities of all kinds.
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Rowan Atkinson (1955 - )
A
British comedian and actor known especially for his leading
parts in TV programmes such as Blackadder and Mr Bean.
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Sean Connery (1930 - )
A Scottish
film actor. He is famous especially for playing the
character of James Bond in several films, such as Dr No, and From Russia with Love.
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Charlie Chaplin (1889 – 1977)
A British-American film actor
and director, who is famous for his silent film
comedies, in which he created and acted the part of the “little man”.
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Alfred Hitchcock (1899 – 1980)
A British filmmaker whose
films are known for the terror experienced by people
watching them. Among his best films were The Thirty-Nine Steps, Psycho, Strangers on a Train, The Birds, and Frenzy.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948 -
)
One of the most5 popular and successful writers of
musicals in the last century. He rose to instant fame in 1969 with the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar written together with Tim Rice. More recent box office hits, some also written with Rice, have been Evita (1978), Cats (1981), the spectacular Starlight Express (1984), and The Phantom of the Opera.
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The Beatles
One of Britain’s most influential pop groups,
first performing in 1959 in Liverpool. They made their
1st record in 1962 and became probably the most famous and successful group ever. They separated in 1970, each member of the group continued to work in popular music.
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Freddie Mercury ( 1946 – 1991 )
A British
popular music singer with the group Queen, known for
his strange clothes and exciting performances on stage. He died of aids.
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The Rolling Stones
A British popular music group which
was formed in the 1960s and became one of
the most successful ever. The group still sometimes play together, and the best-known member is Mick Jagger.
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Sting ( 1951 - )
The stage
name of a popular music singer who used to
sing with the British group Police. His real name is Gordon Sumner.
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John Constable ( 1776 – 1837 )
An English
painter. He is considered to be one of the
greatest English landscape artists.
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The Hay wain ( 1821 )
His paintings, e.g.
The Haywain, show his detailed observation of nature, his
free handling of paint. The “light-dews-breezes-bloom-and-freshness” of his landscapes were revolutionary.
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Gordon Banks ( 1937 - )
An
English football player, generally thought to be one of
the best goalkeepers to have played for England.
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Bobby Charlton ( 1937 - )
An English
footballer who played for Manchester United. He is considered
to be one of the best British footballers of all time.
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Don King ( 1931 - )
An arranger
and advertiser of boxing matches known for being associated
with important boxers and for his unusual hair-style and behaviour.