Which Major General was killed whilst winning the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (Quebec) in 1759 that effectively won Canada for the British during the Seven Years War?
Who was the Pretender to the throne of Henry VII executed 1499?
Which Field Marshall and Prime Minister was titled the Duke of Wellington?
Which 18th century advocate of women's rights wrote 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' in 1792?
Who developed the 'Bouncing Bomb' used by the 'Dam Busters' in 1943?
Who is the national hero of Scotland executed at Smithfields London in 1305?
Which philosopher and lay preacher is credited with being the first to translate the bible into English c1382?
Which Anglican cleric 1703-91 is credited with founding the Methodist movement?
Which RAF engineering officer is credited with independently inventing the turbojet engine in the 1930s?
Which potter and abolitionist 1730-95 is credited with the industrialisation of the manufacture of pottery?
Who led a rising against Mary I's proposed marriage to Philip of Spain and was executed 1554?
Which architect rebuilt 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including St. Paul's Cathedral?
Who was the pioneer and significant contributor to the development of radar in time for the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939?
Who was the Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony established 1628?
Which Cardinal was Henry VIII's Chief Minister from 1515 until shortly before his death in 1530?
Who was principal secretary and spymaster 1532-90 to Elizabeth I?
Which Major General created the 'Chindits', troops trained to work deep behind enemy lines in Far East campaigns during WWII?
Which Admiral commanded the British Naval Task Force in the South Atlantic during the Falklands War?
Which widow with two sons did Edward IV marry in 1464?
Which radical MP, rake, hedonist and journalist 1725–97 caused political crises in the 1760's that led to legal and parliamentary reform?
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