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Famous for her work in military hospitals and contribution to nursing Born - 12th May 1820, Florence, Italy Parents - William Edward Nightingale, Frances Smith Siblings - Parthenope Married - No Children - No Died - 13th August 1910 Florence Nightingale was born on 12th May 1820. Her parents were…
Famous for being Queen of England 1558-1603 Born - 7th September 1533 - Greenwich Palace London Parents - Henry VIII King of England, Anne Boleyn Siblings - Mary (half-sister), Edward (half-brother) Married - No Children - No Died - 24th March 1603 Elizabeth was born in 1533, the daughter of…
Famous for being King of United Kingdom and abdicating the throne in 1936 Born - 23rd June 1895 - White Lodge, Richmond, London Parents - George V, Mary of Teck Siblings - George VI, Mary, Henry, George, John Married - Wallis Simpson Children - None Died - 28th May 1972, Paris,…
Famous for being King of England Born - 12th October 1537, Hampton Court Palace, London, UK Parents - King Henry VIII, Jane Seymour Siblings - Half sisters - Mary, Elizabeth Married - No Children - None Died - 6th July 1553, Greenwich Palace, London aged 15 years probably from consumption…
Famous for being a King of England Born - 28th April 1442 Rouen France Parents - Richard Plantagenet, Cecily Neville Siblings - Anne, Edmund, Elizabeth, Margaret, George, Richard Married - Elizabeth Woodville Children - Elizabeth, Mary, Cecily, Edward, Richard, Anne, Catherine, Bridget Died - 9th April 1483 Westminster, UK aged…
Famous for being King of EnglandBorn - 13th November 1312, Windsor, London Parents - King Edward II, Isabella of France Siblings - John, Eleanor, Joan Married - Phillipa of Hainault Children - Edward the Black Prince, Isabella, Joan, Lionel, John of Gaunt, Edmund of Langley, Mary, Margaret, Thomas Died - 21st…
Famous for being a King of England Born - 17th June 1239 Palace of Westminster, London Parents - Henry III, Eleanor of Provence Siblings - Margaret, Beatrice, Edmund Married - Eleanor of Castile Children - Eleanor, Joan, Alphonso, Margaret, Mary, Elizabeth, Thomas, Edmund Died - 17th July 1307 Edward was…
Famous for being King of England 1042-1066 Born - c1003 exact date unknown Parents - Aethelred the Unready, Emma of Normandy Siblings - Aethelstan, Edmund Ironside, Ecgberht, Edred, Eadwig, Eadgar, Alfred, Goda Married - Edith of Wessex Children - No Died - 5th January 1066 Edward was born around the…
Famous for being executed for helping British and French servicemen to escape Belgium during World War One Born - 4th December 1895 - Norfolk, UK Reverend Frederick Cavell and his wife Siblings - Florence, Lilian and John Married - No Children - No Died - 12th October 1915 Edith Cavell…
Famous for being a leading member of the Irish Republican movement and Head of the Irish government Born - 14th October 1882, Manhattan, New York, USA Parents - Juan Vivion de Valera, Catherine Coll Siblings - half-brother Thomas Married - Sinead Bean de Valera Children - Vivion, Eamon, Brian, Ruairi,…
