Historical men and women

The word “maverick” is often used to describe someone who doesn’t fit in with everyone else, or is something of a nonconformist whose...

Sampson Gideon was a Jewish financier who gave valuable service to the British Government during the 18 th century and helped to bre...

19 th January 1568 was the last day on which anyone saw Don Carlos, the son of King Philip II of Spain, alive. It is possible that h...

Spencer Compton, 1 st Earl of Wilmington, was the second person to be recognised as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the first ...

Thomas Cranmer is believed to have been born on 2 nd July 1489 at Aslockton, Nottinghamshire, into a family of minor gentry. His fat...

Henry Bessemer was a Victorian engineer who made important discoveries in the production of steel, and who therefore laid the foundat...

England after the Norman Conquest After his victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, Duke William of Normandy knew that he woul...