Historical figures in Lichfield
The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 1575 to 1917. The most recorded lives are J. R. R. Tolkien, Benjamin Franklin and Jane Austen. Among them Writers, Scientists and Educators, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.
Notable people
J. R. R. Tolkien
from 1915 to 1917
3 moments here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Benjamin Franklin
in 1771
1 moment here
American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…
Jane Austen
in 1806
1 moment here
English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…
Elizabeth I
in 1575
1 moment here
Elizabeth I (1533–1603), daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death.…
Moments
- 1575 Royal progress at Lichfield Elizabeth I
- 1771 Stay in Lichfield Benjamin Franklin
- 1806 Stay at Hamstall Ridware Jane Austen
- 1915 Training with the Lancashire Fusiliers J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1915 Final T.C.B.S. meeting J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1917 Recovery at Little Haywood J. R. R. Tolkien