British Biography
In British Biography we look at the lives of people in the arts and
sciences throughout British history. If you're interested in the lives
of kings, queens, and other politically important folk from the past,
check out our History section, and
Who's Who in Medieval Britain .
For biographies of current members of the Royal Family, see our British
Royalty Guide .
Art
Blake, William Constable, John Chippendale, Thomas Gainsborough, Thomas Gibbons, Grinling Hogarth, William Morris, William Reynolds, Joshua Turner, JMW Wedgwood, Josiah
Architecture
Adam, Robert Archer, Thomas Barry, Sir Charles Hawksmoor, Nicholas Jones, Inigo Nash, John Pugin, A.W. Wren, Christopher
Science and Engineering
Arkwright, Richard Brunel, Isambard Kingdom Newton, Isaac Stephenson, George Telford, Thomas Trevithick, Richard
Gardens
Brown, Capability Kent, William Repton, Humphrey
Literature
Bede Burns, Robert Carroll, Lewis Chaucer, Geoffrey Conan Doyle, Arthur Defoe, Daniel Dickens, Charles Donne, John Geoffrey of Monmouth Hardy, Thomas Jonson, Ben Marlowe, Christopher Scott, Walter Shakespeare, William Tennyson, Alfred Wordsworth, William
Other
Geraldus Cambrensis (Gerald
of Wales) St. Cuthbert St. David St. Dunstan Rae, John
History Prehistory - Roman
Britain - Dark Ages - Medieval
Britain - The Tudor Era - The
Stuarts - Georgian Britain - The Victorian Age
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HISTORY CORNER
Name the Historic attraction
British Heritage Awards
British History Quiz
This decisive battle saw Alfred the Great defeat the Danes under Guthrun
Clue
The site is just south of Chippenham, in Wiltshire
Another clue
Alfred's success forced the Danes to agree to the Peace of Wedmore and retreat into East Anglia
This Day in British History
04 February, 1839
Opening of the Chartist National Convention
The Chartist movement was a major force in the long, gradual road to social reform in Victorian England - a forerunner of the trade union movement
Monarch Mayhem
This king was the first of his family to be buried at Fontevrault Abbey
Clue
He died after learning that his son John had deserted him
Another clue
He was the first Plantagenet king
