Monarchs of England
Who was known as the Virgin Queen
Elizabeth 1
who was leader during WWII
Winston Churchill
The author of "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet
William Shakespeare
He formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation
Who is Sir Isaac Newton
This explorer claimed Australia for Britain
James Cook
who was the monarch while world war 2
King George VI
The first woman to hold the office of Prime Minister in the UK
Margaret Thatcher
This Victorian author wrote "A Christmas Carol" and "Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
Known for his theory of evolution by natural selection, presented in "On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
He was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe
Sir Francis Drake
This queen reigned over the British Empire for 63 years, from 1837 to 1901
Queen Victoria
Prime Minister known for his "New Labour" policies and leadership from 1997 to 2007
Tony Blair
Known for the poem "Paradise Lost," published in 1667
John Milton
This scientist discovered penicillin in 1928
Alexander Fleming
This explorer searched for the source of the Nile River
John Hanning Speke
This king's abdication in 1936 led to his brother George VI becoming king
King Edward VIII
The youngest Prime Minister in UK history, taking office at the age of 24
William Pitt the Younger
This author created the world of Middle-earth in "The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
Inventor of the telephone, granted a US patent for it in 1876
Alexander Graham Bell
This explorer is credited with discovering Newfoundland and claimed it for England in 1497.
John Cabot
Who was the monarch that was on the thorne the longest time
George III
who was prime minister in world war 1
David Lloyd George
The Brontë sister who wrote Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
This chemist is known as the father of modern chemistry and discovered several elements including oxygen
Joseph Priestley
The explorer who founded the first permanent English colony in America at Jamestown, Virginia
Captain John Smith