Historical figures in Berkshire

The atlas holds 15 people and 29 moments here, from 54 BC to 2021. The most recorded lives are Elizabeth II, Michael Faraday and George Orwell. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Royalty, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Elizabeth II

   from 1940 to 2021

   5 moments here

   Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

2. Michael Faraday

   from 1858 to 1867

   5 moments here

   English chemist and physicist whose experimental work transformed the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.…

3. George Orwell

   from 1917 to 1933

   4 moments here

   George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

4. Jane Austen

   from 1799 to 1814

   2 moments here

   English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…

5. Freddie Mercury

   in 1964

   2 moments here

   Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…

6. Thomas More

   from 1519 to 1523

   2 moments here

   English lawyer, humanist author, royal councillor, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Lord Chancellor under…

7. Ronald Reagan

   in 1982

   1 moment here

   American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

8. Julius Caesar

   in 54 BC

   1 moment here

   Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…

9. Charlie Chaplin

   in 1957

   1 moment here

   English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…

10. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

11. Margaret Thatcher

    in 1990

    1 moment here

    British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

12. Yuri Gagarin

    in 1961

    1 moment here

    Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…

13. Agatha Christie

    in 1926

    1 moment here

    English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

14. John Milton

    in 1635

    1 moment here

    English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. This chronology follows documented residences, education, continental travel, marriages, public service,…

15. Diana, Princess of Wales

    in 1981

    1 moment here

    Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…

Moments

1. 54 BC Reaches the Thames against Cassivellaunus Julius Caesar
2. 1519 Royal-service correspondence from Woking Thomas More
3. 1523 Royal-service correspondence from Easthampstead Thomas More
4. 1635 Private study at Horton John Milton
5. 1799 Late-summer visit to Great Bookham Jane Austen
6. 1814 Visit to Great Bookham Jane Austen
7. 1858 Retirement at Hampton Court Michael Faraday
8. 1860 Writing from Hampton Court Green Michael Faraday
9. 1864 Final years at Hampton Court Michael Faraday
10. 1866 Lighthouse work from Hampton Court Michael Faraday
11. 1867 Death at Hampton Court Michael Faraday
12. 1917 Spring term at Wellington College George Orwell
13. 1917 King's Scholar at Eton George Orwell
14. 1926 Disappeared from Styles Agatha Christie
15. 1932 Teacher at The Hawthorns High School George Orwell
16. 1933 Teacher at Frays College George Orwell
17. 1940 Lived at Royal Lodge Elizabeth II
18. 1940 Relocated to Windsor Castle Elizabeth II
19. 1940 Landed at Heston before the Appeal Charles de Gaulle
20. 1957 Films at Shepperton Studios Charlie Chaplin
21. 1961 Arrival in London Yuri Gagarin
22. 1964 Family flight to England Freddie Mercury
23. 1964 Settled at Gladstone Avenue Freddie Mercury
24. 1981 Engagement accepted at Windsor Castle Diana, Princess of Wales
25. 1982 Visits Windsor Castle Ronald Reagan
26. 1990 Opened the Hadley Centre Margaret Thatcher
27. 2020 Sequestered at Windsor during the pandemic Elizabeth II
28. 2021 Sat alone at Philip's funeral Elizabeth II
29. 2021 Hosted President Biden at Windsor Elizabeth II

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