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Mary Anning MP (1799 - 1847)

Anning (21 May 1799 – 9 March 1847) was a British fossil collector, dealer, and paleontologist who became known around the world for a number of important finds she made in the Jurassic marine fossil b...

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11/30/2019
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Mary Anning MP (1799 - 1847)

Anning (21 May 1799 – 9 March 1847) was a British fossil collector, dealer, and paleontologist who became known around the world for a number of important finds she made in the Jurassic marine fossil b...

11/30/2019

Thomas Erle, MP, (1621 - 1650)

Erle (1621 – 1 June 1650) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War.Erle was the son of Sir...

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10/2/2011
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Thomas Erle, MP, (1621 - 1650)

Erle (1621 – 1 June 1650) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War.Erle was the son of Sir...

9/17/2018

Robert Ryves MP (c.1490 - 1551)

His birth name is Robert ReveRobert Ryves (birth name Reve) comes from a very religious family. As we can see in Robert's will he was very religious. In his friends will Robert Oliver of London he is v...

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5/28/2007
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Robert Ryves MP (c.1490 - 1551)

His birth name is Robert ReveRobert Ryves (birth name Reve) comes from a very religious family. As we can see in Robert's will he was very religious. In his friends will Robert Oliver of London he is v...

10/2/2015

Sir William Martin of Athelhampton MP (bef.1465 - 1503)

"Sir William Martyn of Athelhampon"

Biography From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sir William Martyn of Athelhampton , near Dorchester, Dorset (c. 1446 – 14 January 1503). Sir William Martin of Athelhampton, near Dorchester, Dorset ...

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3/1/2007
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Sir William Martin of Athelhampton MP (bef.1465 - 1503)

"Sir William Martyn of Athelhampon"

Biography From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sir William Martyn of Athelhampton , near Dorchester, Dorset (c. 1446 – 14 January 1503). Sir William Martin of Athelhampton, near Dorchester, Dorset ...

3/26/2015

Robert Louis Stevenson MP (1850 - 1894)

"Louis"

Epitaph Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down with a will This be the verse you grave for me: Here he lies where he longed t...

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1/22/2010
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1/22/2010

Robert Louis Stevenson MP (1850 - 1894)

"Louis"

Epitaph Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down with a will This be the verse you grave for me: Here he lies where he longed t...

1/20/2013

Mary Shelley MP (1797 - 1851)

"Mary Shelley"

Shelley (née Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was a British novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic nove...

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11/10/2008
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Mary Shelley MP (1797 - 1851)

"Mary Shelley"

Shelley (née Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was a British novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic nove...

1/20/2013

Beatrix Potter MP (1866 - 1943)

"Beatrix Potter", "Beatrix Heelis"

Helen Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) was an English author, illustrator, mycologist and conservationist best known for children's books featuring anthropomorphic characters such as Th...

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9/13/2010
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Beatrix Potter MP (1866 - 1943)

"Beatrix Potter", "Beatrix Heelis"

Helen Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) was an English author, illustrator, mycologist and conservationist best known for children's books featuring anthropomorphic characters such as Th...

1/20/2013

Lawrence of Arabia MP (1888 - 1935)

"T. E. Lawrence", "Lawrence of Arabia"

Lawrence of Arabia Photos Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO (16 August 1888[5] – 19 May 1935), known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a British Army officer renowned especially fo...

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6/16/2011
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Lawrence of Arabia MP (1888 - 1935)

"T. E. Lawrence", "Lawrence of Arabia"

Lawrence of Arabia Photos Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO (16 August 1888[5] – 19 May 1935), known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a British Army officer renowned especially fo...

1/20/2013

Thomas Hardy, OM MP (1840 - 1928)

Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. While his works typically belong to the Naturalism movement, several poems display elements of the previous Romantic a...

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12/25/2011
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Thomas Hardy, OM MP (1840 - 1928)

Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. While his works typically belong to the Naturalism movement, several poems display elements of the previous Romantic a...

1/20/2013

Enid Blyton MP (1897 - 1968)

"Waters", "Pollock"

Enid Blyton (11 Aug 1897- 28 Nov 1968) is perhaps one of the best known British writers who published over 600 children's or juvenile books in her 40-year career. Blyton's most famous series was The Fa...

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10/20/2012
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Enid Blyton MP (1897 - 1968)

"Waters", "Pollock"

Enid Blyton (11 Aug 1897- 28 Nov 1968) is perhaps one of the best known British writers who published over 600 children's or juvenile books in her 40-year career. Blyton's most famous series was The Fa...

1/20/2013

Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, also known as B-P or Lord Baden-Powell, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, and founder of the Scout ...

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12/16/2008
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12/16/2008

Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, also known as B-P or Lord Baden-Powell, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, and founder of the Scout ...

1/20/2013

Jane Austen MP (1775 - 1817)

From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction set among the gentry earned her a place as one of the most ...

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6/3/2007
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Jane Austen MP (1775 - 1817)

From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction set among the gentry earned her a place as one of the most ...

1/20/2013