Explore the lives and achievements of famous historical people.
Comparing the Queens
Mary I, Elizabeth I, Victoria I and Elizabeth II. Further details can be found here.
Guy Fawkes
A conspirator who failed to blow up King James I. Further details can be found here.
Mary Anning
The discoverer of fossils who enabled significant advances in scientific understanding. Further details can be found here.
Mary Seacole
Mother Seacole, famous for helping soldiers in the Crimea. Further details can be found here.
Florence Nightingale
The Lady of the Lamp, famous for improvements in nursing. Further details can be found here.
Captain Arthur Rostron
Captain of the rescue ship who raced to the stricken Titanic. Further details can be found here.
Mary Davis
A Titanic survivor, she survived the unsinkable ship. Further details can be found here.
Neil Armstrong
The first man to walk on the moon . Further details can be found here.