When the Mayflower landed and anchored at New Plymouth in November of 1620, they settlers aboard the ship created a written agreement to create fair and equal laws that would support the settlement that was going to be established. The …[Continue]
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About Rudyard Kipling
The author of The Jungle Book and creator of icon characters like Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Rudyard Kipling is one of the most praised and honored British writers of all time. Born in 1865 in Bombay, (now Mombai) and sent to be educated …[Continue]
10 Facts About John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes was one of the most famous economists and economic theorists of all time. He invented some theories that still govern modern economics and his ideas can be found almost everywhere in the free market. 1. Landscape of …[Continue]
10 Facts About Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill, one of the best known British men in history, played a very significant role during World War II, as the leader of the United Kingdom when the Allied forces attacked German forces and Axis powers. He is famous, …[Continue]
10 Facts About Emmeline Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst was one of the most important and revolutionary figures behind the suffragist movement. Her contributions were made specifically in England, but the influence of her actions was felt all over the world for years and years to come. …[Continue]
10 Facts About the Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was one of the most important land acquisitions ever to be made by the United States and many say that it was what really qualified the U.S. as a preeminent world power and rival of Europe. 1. …[Continue]
10 Facts About Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher is one of the most well known women in British history and especially in British politics. She was the first female Prime Minister of Britain and was known for her manner of addressing difficult issues. She was called …[Continue]
About Princess Diana
Diana Frances Spencer was born on July 1st 1961 to Lord Edward John Spencer and his wife Frances Ruth Burke Roche in Park House on the Royal Estate of Sandringham in Norfolk, England. Diana’s father is the equerry to Queen …[Continue]