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How have Redheads made history?
I would like to compile of list of famous redheads in history and what they have contributed.
Since redheads are only 13% of the population, it will be interesting to see what they have done, created or destroyed throughout time.
I will make this a little harder by saying not to list Queen Elizabeth I of England. I'm already a big fan.
*I would like more than a list of names.
**Pictures and videos a plus!
Since redheads are only 13% of the population, it will be interesting to see what they have done, created or destroyed throughout time.
I will make this a little harder by saying not to list Queen Elizabeth I of England. I'm already a big fan.
*I would like more than a list of names.
**Pictures and videos a plus!
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There have been many famous redheads in history from many different walks of life.
From actresses to kings and Queens and presidents to simply ordinary people.
Lucille Ball (actress)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Ball
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000840/
Richard The Lion Heart (Richard 1) King of England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England
Julianne Moore (actress)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julianne_Moore
George Washington (President)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington
There are many others listed in the following links
http://beauty.about.com/od/hairstylephotogalleries/ss/shortredhair.htm
http://www.indopedia.org/List_of_famous_redheads.html
http://hubpages.com/hub/Famous-Redheads-Throughout-History
From actresses to kings and Queens and presidents to simply ordinary people.
Lucille Ball (actress)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Ball
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000840/
Richard The Lion Heart (Richard 1) King of England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England
Julianne Moore (actress)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julianne_Moore
George Washington (President)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington
There are many others listed in the following links
http://beauty.about.com/od/hairstylephotogalleries/ss/shortredhair.htm
http://www.indopedia.org/List_of_famous_redheads.html
http://hubpages.com/hub/Famous-Redheads-Throughout-History
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So you wanted to know about some famous red heads?
The oldest that I'm aware of would have to be Cleopatra, who is known as the female Egyptian ruler. She was known for forming political, and romantic, relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
In 1804 he claimed himself Emperor of France and later depicted the French defeat in Moscow with the 1812 overture. He was then exiled twice and died on the island of St Helena. Napoleon Bonaparte.
I'm surprise your honorable mention wasn't everyone's favorite, Lucille Ball from I Love Lucy. What would have an American household have been in the 50s without her?
There is also Margaret Sanger who fostered birth control and actively campaigned for the legalization of the birth control pill. Her organization later became known as Planned Parenthood, http://www.plannedparenthood.org.
What about the spiciest of redheads of all? That's right, Geri Halliwell, or better known as Ginger. Although she has had three solo albums, most of know her from the Spice Girls. She's probably one of the most popular redheads in the 90s who was an active fighter for female rights.
Although not exactly in the good light, Lizzie Borden was known as a hatchet-murderess who killed her parents in 1892. How did this affect the world? They created a jump rope rhyme:
Lizzie Borden took an axe
And gave her mother forty whacks.
When she saw what she had done,
She gave her father forty-one.
An American poet known for her writing that wasn't really published while she was alive; Emily Dickinson was more famous after her death than before. The family ended up publishing her prolific poetry for the world to read. Many of her poems are now used as teaching tools in schools around the world.
A Texas native known for the outlaw country movement, Willie Nelson wrote the immortal song Crazy for Patsy Cline. His fellow friend, and Texan, Waylon Jennings (not a red head) assisted in helping with the outlaw country movement in the 70's due to them being unable to break into the standardized Nashville country atmosphere.
And lastly, I will mention four that I shouldn't need to say how they affected history as we know it. Galileo Galilei, Vincent Van Gogh, Thomas Jefferson and Mark Twain.
The oldest that I'm aware of would have to be Cleopatra, who is known as the female Egyptian ruler. She was known for forming political, and romantic, relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
In 1804 he claimed himself Emperor of France and later depicted the French defeat in Moscow with the 1812 overture. He was then exiled twice and died on the island of St Helena. Napoleon Bonaparte.
I'm surprise your honorable mention wasn't everyone's favorite, Lucille Ball from I Love Lucy. What would have an American household have been in the 50s without her?
There is also Margaret Sanger who fostered birth control and actively campaigned for the legalization of the birth control pill. Her organization later became known as Planned Parenthood, http://www.plannedparenthood.org.
What about the spiciest of redheads of all? That's right, Geri Halliwell, or better known as Ginger. Although she has had three solo albums, most of know her from the Spice Girls. She's probably one of the most popular redheads in the 90s who was an active fighter for female rights.
Although not exactly in the good light, Lizzie Borden was known as a hatchet-murderess who killed her parents in 1892. How did this affect the world? They created a jump rope rhyme:
Lizzie Borden took an axe
And gave her mother forty whacks.
When she saw what she had done,
She gave her father forty-one.
An American poet known for her writing that wasn't really published while she was alive; Emily Dickinson was more famous after her death than before. The family ended up publishing her prolific poetry for the world to read. Many of her poems are now used as teaching tools in schools around the world.
A Texas native known for the outlaw country movement, Willie Nelson wrote the immortal song Crazy for Patsy Cline. His fellow friend, and Texan, Waylon Jennings (not a red head) assisted in helping with the outlaw country movement in the 70's due to them being unable to break into the standardized Nashville country atmosphere.
And lastly, I will mention four that I shouldn't need to say how they affected history as we know it. Galileo Galilei, Vincent Van Gogh, Thomas Jefferson and Mark Twain.
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Winston Churchill and Napoleon Bonaparte were both redheads. Henry the VII and Henry the VIII both had red hair.
This site has pictures of redheads throughout history including movies, TV, and music.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Famous-Redheads-Throughout-History
This site has pictures of redheads throughout history including movies, TV, and music.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Famous-Redheads-Throughout-History
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Well this is a little off topic but a fun trivia fact.
In the Celtic Culture Red haired was considered sacred, so the women used to secretly die their hair red with their urine. :) ...
I learned that in 7th grade history class. :)
In the Celtic Culture Red haired was considered sacred, so the women used to secretly die their hair red with their urine. :) ...
I learned that in 7th grade history class. :)
source(s):
7th grade history teacher Mr. Pease (Milton Middle School Wisconsin he no longer teaches their)
7th grade history teacher Mr. Pease (Milton Middle School Wisconsin he no longer teaches their)
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Napoleon Boneparte
1769-1821. The small ones are the worst, and this little chap had Europe in uproar and he marched about with one arm tucked away, causing no end of trouble.
Often too busy to look after Josephine, he met his Waterloo in 1815 and had to live his final years in exile.
Napoleon Boneparte
Lizzie Borden
"Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her Mother 40 whacks". The OJ Simpson of her day. Did she or didn’t she? On the 4th August 1892 in the small town of Fall River, Massachusetts a double murder was committed. The doomed Lizzie was implicated, but with the help of the family lawyer, Redheaded Ms Borden walked free.
Lizzie Borden
Cleopatra
69-30BC. The Queen of Egypt and the Last Pharoah. Seducer of Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony. Famed for her beauty, Cleopatra would bathe in a***s milk and use Henna to increase the redness of her hair.
Cleopatra
Christopher Columbus
1451-1506. Born in Genoa, Italy. With the backing of the King of Spain, Redheaded Columbus led great voyages from Europe to the Caribbean, ultimately discovering America.
Christopher Columbus
Oliver Cromwell
1599-1658. Under that severe helmet was a mass of lovely red hair. The Lord Protector of England, leader of The New Model Army, Cromwell served in both the Short and Long Parliaments of 1640. A strict Puritan, he led the Roundheads against the foppish Cavaliers, finally routing them at Naseby in 1645.
Not a barrel of laughs, it has to be said.
Oliver Cromwell
General Custer
Born 5 December 1839, New Rumley, Ohio. Graduated from West Point in 1861, commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant to the 2nd Cavalry in June of that year.
A successful cavalry leader during the latter part of the Civil War, Custer then remained in the army taking part in Sioux and Cheyenne expeditions.
Became the youngest ever Major General in US history.
His sticky end came at The Battle of The Little Big Horn when, on 25th June 1876, 266 officers and men were killed by Sitting Bull and his Sioux warriors.
Custer's remains were disinterred the following year and he was given a military funeral at West Point.
General Custer
Emily Dickinson
1830-1886. Born and lived in Ameherst USA, author of over 1700 poems, although only 10 were published during her lifetime. She led a very secluded life, after the age of 30 she never saw anyone outside her immediate family.
Also known for her cake-baking prowess.
Emily Dickinson
Jane Digby
3 April 1807 - 11 August 1891. Born into the English aristocracy, growing up privileged by beauty as well as birthright. Her ancestors included Everard Digby - who had been involved in the Gun Powder Plot and her ancestry can be claimed back to Aelmar, "Anglicus-Saxonus" .
Her affair with an Austrian prince and consequent divorce in 1830 from, Lord Ellenborough, caused a sensation, and from that time until her 1891 death, "her name was rarely out of the newspapers as she featured in one outrageous tale after another." It was untenable for her to remain in or return to England; she then had a succession of lovers and husbands, including, by the time she was in middle age, "the love of her life," a Bedouin sheikh young enough to be her son.
Jane Digby
Nell Gwynne
1650-1687. Sold oranges outside the Kings Theatre in Drury Lane, becoming an actress and climbing the social ladder. Epitomised a classic rags to riches story by becoming the mistress of Charles II, producing for him a son, the Duke of St. Albans.
Nell Gwynne
Lady Emily Hamilton
1765-1815. Born Emily Lyon on the Wirral. Moved to London where she became a popular model for portrait painters of the time such as Gainsborough and Reynolds.
But it is her relationship as Admiral Nelson’s mistress that she is best remembered.
Lady Emily Hamilton
Judas Iscariot
The Apostle who betrayed Jesus. Agreed to hand his leader over to the authorities for 30 pieces of silver. Judas met Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, kissing him to let the powers that be know who to arrest.
Judas Iscariot
Boadicea
Queen of the Iceni (a group of Celts that had forfeited their lands to the Romans). Boadicea failed to see the funny side of the Romans' less savoury behaviour, and led a two-year pillage of Roman settlements until her rebellion was crushed. Painful.
Boadicea
Elizabeth I
1533-1603.The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She never married or had children, hence her being known as "The Virgin Queen"...or so we were told in our history lessons.
The last of The Tudors, she died after a reign of 44 years.
Elizabeth I
Ann Boleyn
Born 1507, Blickling Hall, Norfolk, executed 19th May 1536. The second wife of fellow Red Henry VIII. Daughter of an ambitious knight, Ann spent her youth in France, catching the eye of Henry VIII on her return. Their marriage lasted three years, producing a daughter Elizabeth who was to become England's greatest Queen.
However, Ann was unable to give Henry the son he craved, and she was executed on being found guilty of false charges of incest, adultery and witchcraft. Had an extra finger on her left hand.
Ann Boleyn
King David
Born Bethlehem 1085bc. Redheaded second King of Israel, he was the youngest of the 8 sons of Isai.
Perhaps best known for his exploits defeating the giant Goliath convincingly - one of the great shock results in the Old Testament. Reigned from 1055 - 1015bc.
King David
Sarah Ferguson
Born 15 October 1959. Difficult to pick the right section for this young lady.
Auburn toe-sucker and Royal ex-spouse, a childhood friend of Prince Andrew, she married the fellah on 23 July 1986. The couple had two children, Beatrice born in 1988 and Eugenie 1990. However, the marriage did not last, the divorce being made official in April 1996.
Sarah has moved on, writing the “Budgie The Little Helicopter” books and becoming a regular on the US TV chat show circuit. In recent years has been a leading light in raising funds for her chosen charities. We here at R&P have a soft spot for Sarah.
Sarah Ferguson
Prince Harry
Born 15th September 1984, Paddington.
Master Henry Charles Albert David Windsor to be exact, Harry is the youngest son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
Without doubt destined for greatness, young Harry carries the Red Gene in the House of Windsor, ensuring that one day, we will have a Redheaded Monarch.
Prince Harry
Henry II
1133-89. Reigned for 25 years from 1154. A strong, energetic ruler, he spent only 13 years of his reign in England, the rest of his time he lived on the continent, in what is now France. He appointed Thomas a Becket as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1162. In a rage he called for someone to 'Rid me of this upstart clerk'. Four of Henry’s knights took him at his word and murdered Becket at the alter of Canterbury Cathedral. Accidents can happen.
Henry II
Henry VIII
1491 - 1547. The second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. His life was overshadowed by his six marriages, they were:
Catherine of Aragon 1509, Anne Boleyn 1533, Jane Seymour 1536, Anne of Cleves 1540, Catherine Howard 1542 and Catherine Parr 1543.
Six wives and a great haircut. What a life eh?
Henry VIII
Mary Queen of Scots
1542 - 1587. Daughter and only child of James V of Scotland, Mary became Queen at just a week of age.
She was sent to France for her own safety and married the man who later became Francis II.
After his death she returned to Scotland, where she married The Earl of Bothwell.
This marriage prompted the Scots nobles to rebel, so Mary fled to England. Things got no better for the Tragic Queen when she was held captive then executed by her redheaded rival Elizabeth I.
Mary Queen of Scots
Lady Sarah McCorquodale
1Born 19 March 1955, Northampton. The eldest sister of Princess Diana. Sarah was co-executor of Diana's Will and Founding Trustee and President of The Diana Prince of Wales Memorial Fund.
Lady Sarah McCorquodale
Queen Victoria
24th May 1819 - 22nd January 1901. Born Kensington Palace, the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent. Became Queen at the age of 18 after the death of William IV. Married Prince Albert in 1840, together producing 9 children. Victoria sank into depression after her husband’s death in 1861, and wore black for the rest of her life. Died on the Isle of Wight.
Queen Victoria
William the Conqueror
1027-1087. Norman Redhead who took at look at England and thought, 'I’d like a piece of that'.
He told his archers to fire up in the air - what mean tactics.
Our King, Harold lost an eye and his throne when it all kicked off at Hastings.
It all went wrong for William in 1087 when the battle wound he received at Mantes went septic and poisoned his blood.
Sir Liam Donaldson
Born 1952. The UK Government's Chief Medical Officer - ie the man charged with minimising public health risks and warning the country of the consequences of their actions. Since taking on the post in 1998, Sir Liam has had to deal with a number of controversies. Body parts scandals, excessive female drinking, BSE, ME, human cloning, flu epidemics, and the Harold Shipman case among many other things are everyday work issues for Sir/Professor Liam.
Sir Liam Donaldson
Galileo
1564-1642. Born in Pisa. Italian astronomer and physicist. He pioneered the 'Experimental Scientific Method' and was the first to use a refracting telescope to make important astronomical discoveries. You know the moons of planet Jupiter and the phases of the planet Venus? Well, that’s all down to Galileo that is.
Galileo
Elizabeth Mills
Elizabeth Mills. In charge of the Research into Ageing since 1990, and in that time she has transformed the organisation, increasing turnover from £200,000 to over £2 million per annum. Her work has had an enormous impact both in the voluntary sector and government policy. A UK advisor to the Institute of Global Ethics.
Elizabeth Mills
Kevin Satchwell
It's traditional for youngsters to see their headmaster in less than a hallowed way. However, Kevin has certainly been impressing the right people with the academic results his Shropshire school is churning out.
Arise, Sir Kev
Kevin Satchwell
Sir Clive Sinclair
Mad, brilliant, misguided, eccentric? Or all four?... The jury may be out on the viability of some of Sir Clive's Boffin-inspired output, but one thing's for sure. What's left of his hair is Red.
Sir Clive Sinclair
Andrew Wiles
In 1637, the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat wondered if the formula x^n + y^n >= z^n could be solved. Fermat’s Last Theorem confused and defeated generations of young men who should really have been out drinking beer and meeting girls. Whatever.
It was left to Andrew and his mathematical brain (that sits beneath his numerate Red Hair) to sort this little teaser out. Wiles proved that it cannot be true for n>2. Apparently.
Now FLT has been solved, we can all sleep soundly in our beds.
Andrew Wiles
Red Adair
Born Paul N. Adair, 18th June 1915 Houston, Texas. The son of a blacksmith, Red was drawn to the oil industry, and soon found a liking for putting out fires. He became the World number one for dealing with oilwell fires and blowouts, his last success before he sold his company was to extinguish the 117 oil wells Saddam Hussein set light to during the Gulf War.
Red Adair
John Glenn
First astronaut - as in the first American in space. Glenn orbited the Earth in the Mercury 'Friendship 7' rocket in 1962. Went on to become a US Senator, and for good measure went for another stratospheric hike in the Shuttle at the grand old age of 77. Cosmic, mate.
1769-1821. The small ones are the worst, and this little chap had Europe in uproar and he marched about with one arm tucked away, causing no end of trouble.
Often too busy to look after Josephine, he met his Waterloo in 1815 and had to live his final years in exile.
Napoleon Boneparte
Lizzie Borden
"Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her Mother 40 whacks". The OJ Simpson of her day. Did she or didn’t she? On the 4th August 1892 in the small town of Fall River, Massachusetts a double murder was committed. The doomed Lizzie was implicated, but with the help of the family lawyer, Redheaded Ms Borden walked free.
Lizzie Borden
Cleopatra
69-30BC. The Queen of Egypt and the Last Pharoah. Seducer of Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony. Famed for her beauty, Cleopatra would bathe in a***s milk and use Henna to increase the redness of her hair.
Cleopatra
Christopher Columbus
1451-1506. Born in Genoa, Italy. With the backing of the King of Spain, Redheaded Columbus led great voyages from Europe to the Caribbean, ultimately discovering America.
Christopher Columbus
Oliver Cromwell
1599-1658. Under that severe helmet was a mass of lovely red hair. The Lord Protector of England, leader of The New Model Army, Cromwell served in both the Short and Long Parliaments of 1640. A strict Puritan, he led the Roundheads against the foppish Cavaliers, finally routing them at Naseby in 1645.
Not a barrel of laughs, it has to be said.
Oliver Cromwell
General Custer
Born 5 December 1839, New Rumley, Ohio. Graduated from West Point in 1861, commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant to the 2nd Cavalry in June of that year.
A successful cavalry leader during the latter part of the Civil War, Custer then remained in the army taking part in Sioux and Cheyenne expeditions.
Became the youngest ever Major General in US history.
His sticky end came at The Battle of The Little Big Horn when, on 25th June 1876, 266 officers and men were killed by Sitting Bull and his Sioux warriors.
Custer's remains were disinterred the following year and he was given a military funeral at West Point.
General Custer
Emily Dickinson
1830-1886. Born and lived in Ameherst USA, author of over 1700 poems, although only 10 were published during her lifetime. She led a very secluded life, after the age of 30 she never saw anyone outside her immediate family.
Also known for her cake-baking prowess.
Emily Dickinson
Jane Digby
3 April 1807 - 11 August 1891. Born into the English aristocracy, growing up privileged by beauty as well as birthright. Her ancestors included Everard Digby - who had been involved in the Gun Powder Plot and her ancestry can be claimed back to Aelmar, "Anglicus-Saxonus" .
Her affair with an Austrian prince and consequent divorce in 1830 from, Lord Ellenborough, caused a sensation, and from that time until her 1891 death, "her name was rarely out of the newspapers as she featured in one outrageous tale after another." It was untenable for her to remain in or return to England; she then had a succession of lovers and husbands, including, by the time she was in middle age, "the love of her life," a Bedouin sheikh young enough to be her son.
Jane Digby
Nell Gwynne
1650-1687. Sold oranges outside the Kings Theatre in Drury Lane, becoming an actress and climbing the social ladder. Epitomised a classic rags to riches story by becoming the mistress of Charles II, producing for him a son, the Duke of St. Albans.
Nell Gwynne
Lady Emily Hamilton
1765-1815. Born Emily Lyon on the Wirral. Moved to London where she became a popular model for portrait painters of the time such as Gainsborough and Reynolds.
But it is her relationship as Admiral Nelson’s mistress that she is best remembered.
Lady Emily Hamilton
Judas Iscariot
The Apostle who betrayed Jesus. Agreed to hand his leader over to the authorities for 30 pieces of silver. Judas met Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, kissing him to let the powers that be know who to arrest.
Judas Iscariot
Boadicea
Queen of the Iceni (a group of Celts that had forfeited their lands to the Romans). Boadicea failed to see the funny side of the Romans' less savoury behaviour, and led a two-year pillage of Roman settlements until her rebellion was crushed. Painful.
Boadicea
Elizabeth I
1533-1603.The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She never married or had children, hence her being known as "The Virgin Queen"...or so we were told in our history lessons.
The last of The Tudors, she died after a reign of 44 years.
Elizabeth I
Ann Boleyn
Born 1507, Blickling Hall, Norfolk, executed 19th May 1536. The second wife of fellow Red Henry VIII. Daughter of an ambitious knight, Ann spent her youth in France, catching the eye of Henry VIII on her return. Their marriage lasted three years, producing a daughter Elizabeth who was to become England's greatest Queen.
However, Ann was unable to give Henry the son he craved, and she was executed on being found guilty of false charges of incest, adultery and witchcraft. Had an extra finger on her left hand.
Ann Boleyn
King David
Born Bethlehem 1085bc. Redheaded second King of Israel, he was the youngest of the 8 sons of Isai.
Perhaps best known for his exploits defeating the giant Goliath convincingly - one of the great shock results in the Old Testament. Reigned from 1055 - 1015bc.
King David
Sarah Ferguson
Born 15 October 1959. Difficult to pick the right section for this young lady.
Auburn toe-sucker and Royal ex-spouse, a childhood friend of Prince Andrew, she married the fellah on 23 July 1986. The couple had two children, Beatrice born in 1988 and Eugenie 1990. However, the marriage did not last, the divorce being made official in April 1996.
Sarah has moved on, writing the “Budgie The Little Helicopter” books and becoming a regular on the US TV chat show circuit. In recent years has been a leading light in raising funds for her chosen charities. We here at R&P have a soft spot for Sarah.
Sarah Ferguson
Prince Harry
Born 15th September 1984, Paddington.
Master Henry Charles Albert David Windsor to be exact, Harry is the youngest son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
Without doubt destined for greatness, young Harry carries the Red Gene in the House of Windsor, ensuring that one day, we will have a Redheaded Monarch.
Prince Harry
Henry II
1133-89. Reigned for 25 years from 1154. A strong, energetic ruler, he spent only 13 years of his reign in England, the rest of his time he lived on the continent, in what is now France. He appointed Thomas a Becket as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1162. In a rage he called for someone to 'Rid me of this upstart clerk'. Four of Henry’s knights took him at his word and murdered Becket at the alter of Canterbury Cathedral. Accidents can happen.
Henry II
Henry VIII
1491 - 1547. The second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. His life was overshadowed by his six marriages, they were:
Catherine of Aragon 1509, Anne Boleyn 1533, Jane Seymour 1536, Anne of Cleves 1540, Catherine Howard 1542 and Catherine Parr 1543.
Six wives and a great haircut. What a life eh?
Henry VIII
Mary Queen of Scots
1542 - 1587. Daughter and only child of James V of Scotland, Mary became Queen at just a week of age.
She was sent to France for her own safety and married the man who later became Francis II.
After his death she returned to Scotland, where she married The Earl of Bothwell.
This marriage prompted the Scots nobles to rebel, so Mary fled to England. Things got no better for the Tragic Queen when she was held captive then executed by her redheaded rival Elizabeth I.
Mary Queen of Scots
Lady Sarah McCorquodale
1Born 19 March 1955, Northampton. The eldest sister of Princess Diana. Sarah was co-executor of Diana's Will and Founding Trustee and President of The Diana Prince of Wales Memorial Fund.
Lady Sarah McCorquodale
Queen Victoria
24th May 1819 - 22nd January 1901. Born Kensington Palace, the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent. Became Queen at the age of 18 after the death of William IV. Married Prince Albert in 1840, together producing 9 children. Victoria sank into depression after her husband’s death in 1861, and wore black for the rest of her life. Died on the Isle of Wight.
Queen Victoria
William the Conqueror
1027-1087. Norman Redhead who took at look at England and thought, 'I’d like a piece of that'.
He told his archers to fire up in the air - what mean tactics.
Our King, Harold lost an eye and his throne when it all kicked off at Hastings.
It all went wrong for William in 1087 when the battle wound he received at Mantes went septic and poisoned his blood.
Sir Liam Donaldson
Born 1952. The UK Government's Chief Medical Officer - ie the man charged with minimising public health risks and warning the country of the consequences of their actions. Since taking on the post in 1998, Sir Liam has had to deal with a number of controversies. Body parts scandals, excessive female drinking, BSE, ME, human cloning, flu epidemics, and the Harold Shipman case among many other things are everyday work issues for Sir/Professor Liam.
Sir Liam Donaldson
Galileo
1564-1642. Born in Pisa. Italian astronomer and physicist. He pioneered the 'Experimental Scientific Method' and was the first to use a refracting telescope to make important astronomical discoveries. You know the moons of planet Jupiter and the phases of the planet Venus? Well, that’s all down to Galileo that is.
Galileo
Elizabeth Mills
Elizabeth Mills. In charge of the Research into Ageing since 1990, and in that time she has transformed the organisation, increasing turnover from £200,000 to over £2 million per annum. Her work has had an enormous impact both in the voluntary sector and government policy. A UK advisor to the Institute of Global Ethics.
Elizabeth Mills
Kevin Satchwell
It's traditional for youngsters to see their headmaster in less than a hallowed way. However, Kevin has certainly been impressing the right people with the academic results his Shropshire school is churning out.
Arise, Sir Kev
Kevin Satchwell
Sir Clive Sinclair
Mad, brilliant, misguided, eccentric? Or all four?... The jury may be out on the viability of some of Sir Clive's Boffin-inspired output, but one thing's for sure. What's left of his hair is Red.
Sir Clive Sinclair
Andrew Wiles
In 1637, the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat wondered if the formula x^n + y^n >= z^n could be solved. Fermat’s Last Theorem confused and defeated generations of young men who should really have been out drinking beer and meeting girls. Whatever.
It was left to Andrew and his mathematical brain (that sits beneath his numerate Red Hair) to sort this little teaser out. Wiles proved that it cannot be true for n>2. Apparently.
Now FLT has been solved, we can all sleep soundly in our beds.
Andrew Wiles
Red Adair
Born Paul N. Adair, 18th June 1915 Houston, Texas. The son of a blacksmith, Red was drawn to the oil industry, and soon found a liking for putting out fires. He became the World number one for dealing with oilwell fires and blowouts, his last success before he sold his company was to extinguish the 117 oil wells Saddam Hussein set light to during the Gulf War.
Red Adair
John Glenn
First astronaut - as in the first American in space. Glenn orbited the Earth in the Mercury 'Friendship 7' rocket in 1962. Went on to become a US Senator, and for good measure went for another stratospheric hike in the Shuttle at the grand old age of 77. Cosmic, mate.
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