Historical figures in Hertfordshire

The atlas holds 7 people and 15 moments here, from 1549 to 2013. The most recorded lives are Elizabeth I, Stephen Hawking and Francis Bacon. Among them Musicians and Composers, Writers and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Elizabeth I

    from 1549 to 1602

    5 moments here

    Elizabeth I (1533–1603), daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death.…

  2. Stephen Hawking

    from 1950 to 1965

    3 moments here

    English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…

  3. Francis Bacon

    from 1608 to 1626

    3 moments here

    English philosopher, lawyer, statesman, Attorney General, and Lord Chancellor under James I.…

  4. Freddie Mercury

    in 1986

    1 moment here

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

  5. George Frideric Handel

    in 1717

    1 moment here

    German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…

  6. Amy Winehouse

    in 1983

    1 moment here

    British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…

  7. George Michael

    in 2013

    1 moment here

    English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…

Moments

  1. 1549 Residence at Hatfield House Elizabeth I
  2. 1554 Departure from Ashridge for interrogation Elizabeth I
  3. 1555 Return to Hatfield House Elizabeth I
  4. 1558 Accession at Hatfield Elizabeth I
  5. 1602 Final royal progress to Harefield Elizabeth I
  6. 1608 Pondyards project at Gorhambury Francis Bacon
  7. 1621 Retirement at Gorhambury Francis Bacon
  8. 1626 Burial at St Michael's Church Francis Bacon
  9. 1717 Resident composer at Cannons George Frideric Handel
  10. 1950 Family move to St Albans Stephen Hawking
  11. 1952 Begins at St Albans School Stephen Hawking
  12. 1965 Marriage in St Albans Stephen Hawking
  13. 1983 Birth at Chase Farm Hospital Amy Winehouse
  14. 1986 Final Queen concert Freddie Mercury
  15. 2013 M1 motorway accident near St Albans George Michael

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