The_United_Kingdom_is_very_small_compared_with_many_other_countries_in_th

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Introduction

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a major power with strong economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence. And the main reason of this position the country holds for centuries is its people. The United Kingdom has been influential in the development of many areas, including culture, science, politics etc. It is impossible to ignore the role of the country in history and modern developments, in advancing literature and science.

This term paper is dedicated to Great Britain and its famous people.

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the role of Great Britain and its people in the society and world culture.

In this paper we will focus on two main aspects: the names of outstanding personalities in Great Britain and their role in the history and world culture.

The second part of the work includes different tests, quizzes and games which can be used in English lessons dedicated to famous personalities.

This topic seems to me very interesting because it concentrates on the lives of outstanding people, their contribution to the world and society, they also can be taken as role models for modern youth.

I believe this research can be useful not only for teachers but also for students.

The paper consists of an introduction, 3 chapters, a conclusion, a bibliography and 2 appendixes.

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Table of contents

Introduction 3

Chapter 1. Great Britain. Overview 4

Chapter 2. Famous Britons 5

2.1 Royal Family 5

2.2 Inventors and scientists 8

2.3 Painters 11

2.4 Writers and poets 12

2.5 Politicians 16

2.6 Famous Characters in 20th 21st centuries 17

Chapter 3. Tests, quizzes and games 21

Conclusion 29

Bibliography 30

Appendix 1. Kings and queens 31

Appendix 2. The list of top 100 great Britons according to BBC 34

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1. x 2. The list of top 100 famous Britons according to BBC
2. 100 Greatest Britons was broadcast in 2002 by the BBC. The program was the result of a vote conducted to determine whom the United Kingdom public considers the greatest British people have been in history.
3. Sir Winston Churchill, (1874-1965), Prime Minister (1940-1945, 19511955)
4. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, (18061859), engineer, creator of Great Western Railway and other significant works
5. Diana, Princess of Wales (19611997), first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales (19811996), and mother of Princes William and Harry of Wales
6. Charles Darwin (18091882), naturalist, originator of the theory of evolution through natural selection and author of On the Origin of Species, regarded by many as one of the greatest figures in the history of science
7. William Shakespeare (15641616), English poet and playwright, thought of by many as the greatest of all writers in the English language
8. Sir Isaac Newton (16431727), physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, and alchemist, regarded by many as one of the greatest figures in the history of science
9. Queen Elizabeth I of England
10. John Lennon (19401980), musician with The Beatles, philanthropist, peace activist, artist
11. Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (17581805), naval commander
12. Oliver Cromwell (15991658), Lord Protector
13. Sir Ernest Shackleton (18741922), polar explorer
14. Captain James Cook (17281779), explorer
15. Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (18571941), founder of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides
16. Alfred the Great (849?899), King of Wessex, (reigned 871899)
17. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (17691852), military commander, statesman and Prime Minister 18281830 and 1834
18. Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), Prime Minister (19791990)
19. Michael Crawford (born 1942), actor and singer
20. Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (18191901), monarch (reigned 18371901)
21. Sir Paul McCartney (1942), musician with The Beatles, philanthropist, activist
22. Sir Alexander Fleming (18811955), biologist and pharmacologist, discoverer of penicillin
23. Alan Turing (19121954), pioneer of computing
24. Michael Faraday (17911867), scientist
25. Owain Glyndŵr (13591416), Prince of Wales
26. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (born 1926), reigning monarch (1952present)
27. Professor Stephen Hawking (born 1942), theoretical physicist
28. William Tyndale (14941536), English translator of the Bible
29. Emmeline Pankhurst (18581928), suffragette
30. William Wilberforce (17591833), humanitarian
31. David Bowie (born 1947), musician
32. Guy Fawkes (15701606), English revolutionary.
33. Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire (19171992), aviator and charity organiser
34. Eric Morecambe (19261984), comedian
35. David Beckham (born 1975), footballer
36. Thomas Paine (17371809), political philosopher
37. Boudica (died c.60), leader of Celtic resistance to the Roman Empire
38. Sir Steve Redgrave (born 1962), Olympic rower
39. Saint Thomas More (14781535), English saint, lawyer and politician
40. William Blake (17571827), author/poet, painter and printer
41. John Harrison (16931776), clock designer
42. King Henry VIII of England (14911547), monarch (reigned 15091547)
43. Charles Dickens (18121870), author
44. Sir Frank Whittle (19071996), jet engine inventor
45. John Peel (19392004), broadcaster
46. John Logie Baird (18881946), television pioneer
47. Aneurin Bevan (18971960), Labour politician who oversaw the formation of the National Health Service
48. Boy George (born 1961), musician with Culture Club
49. Sir Douglas Bader (19101982), aviator and charity campaigner
50. Sir William Wallace (c.12701305), Guardian of Scotland
51. Sir Francis Drake (c.15401596), English naval commander
52. John Wesley (17031791), founder of Methodism
53. King Arthur, legendary Celtic monarch
54. Florence Nightingale (18201910), nurse and charity campaigner
55. T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) (18881935), Arabist and soldier
56. Robert Falcon Scott (18681912), polar explorer
57. Enoch Powell (19121998), politician
58. Sir Cliff Richard (born 1940), musician
59. Alexander Graham Bell (18471922), telephone pioneer, placed 9th in the Canadian version
60. Freddie Mercury (19461991), musician with Queen
61. Dame Julie Andrews (born 1935), actress and singer
62. Sir Edward Elgar (18571934), composer
63. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (19002002), Queen consort
64. George Harrison (19432001), musician with The Beatles
65. Sir David Attenborough (born 1926), broadcaster
66. James Connolly (18681916), the Scottish born leader of the Irish 1916 rising
67. George Stephenson (17811848), railway pioneer
68. Sir Charlie Chaplin (18891977), comic actor and film director
69. Tony Blair (born 1953), Prime Minister (19972007)
70. William Caxton (c.1415~1422c.1492), English printer
71. Bobby Moore (19411993), footballer and Captain of England 1966 World Cup winning team
72. Jane Austen (17751817), author
73. William Booth (18291912), founder of Salvation Army
74. King Henry V of England (13871422), monarch (reigned 14131422)
75. Aleister Crowley (18751947), occultist, writer, and social provocateur; founder of Thelema
76. Robert the Bruce (12741329), King of Scots
77. Bob Geldof (born 1951), Irish musician, philanthropist
78. The Unknown Warrior, soldier of the Great War
79. Robbie Williams (born 1974), musician and former member of Take That
80. Edward Jenner (17491823), pioneer of vaccination
81. David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George (18631945), Prime Minister (19161922)
82. Charles Babbage (17911871), mathematician and pioneer of computing
83. Geoffrey Chaucer (c.13431400), English author
84. King Richard III of England (14521485), monarch (reigned 14831485)
85. J.K. Rowling (born 1965), author
86. James Watt (17361819), developer of the steam engine
87. Sir Richard Branson (born 1950), businessman and adventurer
88. Bono (born 1960), Irish musician - Singer for Rock Band U2, philanthropist
89. John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) (born 1956), musician
90. Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (18871976), military commander
91. Donald Campbell (19211967), water speed world record challenger
92. King Henry II of England (11331189), monarch (reigned 11541189)
93. James Clerk Maxwell (18311879), physicist
94. J.R.R. Tolkien (18921973), author and philologist
95. Sir Walter Raleigh (15521618), English explorer
96. King Edward I of England (12391307), monarch (reigned 12721307)
97. Sir Barnes Wallis (18871979), aviation technology pioneer
98. Richard Burton (19251984), actor 1
99. Tony Benn (born 1925), politician, formerly the 2nd Viscount Stangate
100. David Livingstone (18131873), missionary and explorer
101. Sir Tim Berners-Lee (born 1955), Internet pioneer and inventor of the World Wide Web
102. Marie Stopes (18801958), promoter of birth control

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