Can you name the following people from British history?

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Mrs Brown
He is known as Bonnie Prince Charlie
He is known as The Old Pretender
Prime Minister, driving force in the Seven Years War 1756-63
Builder of the first full-scale working railway steam locomotive in 1804
He painted 'The Fighting Temaraire'
Scot who accidentally discovered penicillin in 1928
He built the first iron bridge over the River Severn in 1779
Humanitarian who led the opposition to slavery in Parliament
Scots engineer who improved Newcomen's steam engine
This 19th century Prime Minister said, 'I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole.'
He published Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica in 1687
He composed 'Pomp and Circumstance'
Prime Minister who said, 'You've never had it so good'.
Naturalist who sailed on 'The Beagle' 1831-36
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Prime Minister who declared war on Germany in 1939
Arabist and soldier in Arabia during WWI
Much vilified army commander of WWI
English adventurer who became Rajah of Sarawak in 1841
19th century soldier and Prime Minister who told a blackmailer 'Publish and be damned'
The Lady of the Lamp in the Crimean war
He attempted to blow up Parliament in 1605
WWII RAF fighter ace with no legs
Soldier known for his march to Kandahar, given a State Funeral in 1914
Engineer who built the SS Great Eastern, SS Great Western and SS Great Britain
Prime Minister responsible for the Suez Crisis 1956
He set 'Rule Britannia' to music in 1737
Head of the RAF during the Battle of Britain
He became known as the 'Hanging Judge' after Monmouth's rebellion in 1685
After a mutiny he commanded an open boat 3,618 nautical miles to safety in 1789
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Thirty people from British history Quiz

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  • Created Sep 18, 2011 in History
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