Major-General Sir Colin Gubbins KCMG DSO MC
Major-General Sir Colin McVean Gubbins KCMG DSO MC, Gubbins was born in Japan on 2 July 1896, the younger son…
Llywelyn the Great
Llywelyn the Great was born about 1173, the son of Iorwerth ab Owain and the grandson of Owain Gwynedd, who…
Henry Addington
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, 30 May 1757 – 15 Feb 1844 was a British Tory statesman who served as…
Major General Sir Colin Gubbins
Major-General Sir Colin McVean Gubbins KCMG DSO MC, was the prime mover of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in the…
Ebenezer Howard
Sir Ebenezer Howard OBE, 29 Jan 1850 – 1 May 1928, was an English urban planner and founder of the…
Leonard Cheshire
Leonard Cheshire was born 7th September 1917, the son of Geoffrey Chevalier Cheshire, a barrister, academic and influential writer on…
Edward Colston
Edward Colston, 2 Nov 1636 – 11 Oct 1721. Edward was born on 2 November 1636 in Church Street, Bristol,…
Joachim Peiper
Joachim Peiper born 30 January 1915 – 14 July 1976, also known as Jochen Peiper, he was a member of…
Robert Kennedy
It was just after midnight on the 5th June 1968, when to the roar of the supporters, Senator Robert Kennedy,…
Lord Robert Baden Powell
Lord Robert Baden Powell is probably best known for being the founder of the Scouting movement which is now a…