Berkshire in the Interwar Period

The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 1921 to 1938. The most recorded lives are Prajadhipok, George Orwell and Agatha Christie.

Agatha Christie
in 1926
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
George Orwell
in 1932
1 moment here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Hirohito
in 1921
1 moment here
Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Shōwa) was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989.…
Jomo Kenyatta
in 1934
1 moment here
Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897–1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became Kenya’s first prime minister in 1963 and first president…
Prajadhipok
from 1934 to 1938
2 moments here
Prajadhipok (Rama VII) was King of Siam from 1925 until his abdication in 1935. Educated in England and trained in the military, he travelled…