William Ewart Gladstone

William Ewart Gladstone was a British Liberal politician in UK. In his career enduring over 60 years, he was elected as Prime Minister for four times i.e, 1868–74, 1880–85, February–July 1886 and 1892–94, more than any other politician. He was resigned as prime minister last time at the age of 84. In 1859 ,the Peelites combine with the Whigs party and the Radicals party to form the Liberal Party.

William Ewart Gladstone was born on 1809 December 29th at place of Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He was died on 1898 May 19th (at age of 88) at Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, Wales. His father was Sir John Gladstone and mother was Anne MacKenzie Robertson. Gladstone was forth son to Sir John Gladstone and Anne MacKenzie Robertson was second wife to Sir John Gladstone. William Gladstone was studied from 1816 to 1821 at a preparatory school at the vicarage of St Thomas’s Church at Seaforth, which was near to his home. He read Classics and Mathematics at Christ Church, Oxford in 1828, although he had not much interested in mathematics. In December 1831 he got the double first-class degree. Gladstone elected as President of the Oxford Union debating society.

Gladstone was married Catherine Glynne, they gave birth to eight children together. In December 1834, he was selected as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Sir Robert Peel’s first ministry. He shaped his unique mark from the start and support junior offices in Robert Peel’s government of 1834 – 1835. Although he was interested in liberalism and slowly moving towards to liberalism. In 1843 Gladstone entered Peel’s Conservative cabinet. In September 1842, his left hand forefinger  was cut in an accident while reloading a gun. From that incident he wore a glove or finger sheath.

Princess Diana

Diana, Princess of Wales

Princess Diana Biography

The Full name of Princess Diana is Diana Frances Spencer. She was well know as a British queen after marrying Prince Charles (Price of Wales). Princess Diana was an active fund raiser, Princess of Wales, president of charity work authorities and a celebrity. She was one of the most loved and respected members of the British royal family.

Princess Diana Early Life

Diana was born on 1 July 1961 into an aristocratic British family, though a commoner and royal. She was born in Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk to John Edward Spencer (8th Earl Spencer) and Lady Frances Spencer (Or Frances Shand Kydd). She was the fourth child of five children in her family. Diana was baptized at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham. She had three siblings: Sarah, Jane and Charles.

Diana Education and Career

Till age 7 she was educated at home. In 1968, Diana was joined in Riddlesworth Hall School which was an all-girls boarding school between the age of 7 to 12. Then moved to west heath girls school which is in Kent between 12 to 16 age and left the school. After this she joined in Institut Alpin Videmanette, which was in Rougemont, Switzerland.

At the age of 17, Diana started her first job as nanny for Alexandra, the daughter of Major Jeremy Whitaker and his wife Philippa.

Diana Married Life and Family Life

She got engagement officially with Price Charles on 24th February 1981 and they got married on July 29th, 1981. She gave her first birth to William Arthur Philip Louis on June 21st, 1982 and 2 years later gave birth to a boy named Henry on September 15th, 1984. She was a good mother, wife and princess.

In 1996, after knowing the Charles’ long affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, they together agreed to take divorce. The divorce settlement terms between Charles and Diana was $23 million and $600,000 per year as tenure.

Princess Diana Death & Legacy

The car in which Diana was traveling met with an accident on 31st August 1997 at Pont de l’Alma road tunnel in Paris. She was buried at Althorp, Northamptonshire on 6th September 1997.

Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe Biography

Christopher Marlowe was the play wright, poet, British dramatist and as well as translator of the Elizabethan era. He was most influenced by William Shakespeare who was great British poet. Shakespeare was also born in the same year as Marlowe and who came from lower position to higher position to become the best Elizabethan playwright after Marlowe’s mysterious death.

Christopher Marlowe Early Life

Christopher Marlowe born date was not known, but baptised on 26th February 1564 at Canterbury, England and died on 30th May 1593 (at the age 29) at Deptford, England. Marlowe parents, father was John Marlowe who was shoemaker and mother was Catherine.

Christopher Marlowe Education

Marlowe was jointed in The King’s School which is in Canterbury and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He was educated with scholarship and got his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1584. In the year of 1587, university hold his masters degree in granting because of frequently absence to university and converted to Roman Catholicism. At this situation Privy Council sent a declaration notice to university has he was now working “on matters touching the benefit of his country,” then he got his master’s degree from university on same schedule.

Christopher Marlowe Literary Career

Marlowe first drama was Dido, Queen of Carthage. This drama was performed by Children of the Chapel which was a company of boys actors. This drama was performed in between 1587 and 1593. Marlowe’s second drama and performance was the two-part Tamburlaine the Great (which was published in 1590). This drama was Marlowe’s first acted himself on the stage in London and was the first English drama in blank verse. Christopher Marlowe dramas are,

Marlowe Arrest and Death

The continues gossips of Christopher Marlowe’s unbelief finally arrested for just that crime on Sunday May 20th, 1593. Finally on May 30th 1593, Marlowe was murdered by Ingram Frizer. Frizer was took help of Nicholas Skeres and Robert Poley, then killed Marlowe. But Marlowe death was still mysterious.

Queen Mary – The Catholic

Mary I of England

Mary I was queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 to until her death. She was born on 18 February 1516 at palace of Placentia in Greenwich and died on 17 November 1558 at age of 42 in St James’s Palace in London. She was burial at Westminster Abbey, London. Her order on protestants make rivals to give her the name as “Bloody Mary”.

Mary I parents are, father is Henry VIII of England and mother is Catherine of Aragon. She was the only child of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. In year of 1554, Mary married Philip of Spain and became the queen consort of Habsburg Spain on his attainment in 1556. Mary dethroned Jane successfully, who was ultimately beheaded with her force in East Anglia.

Mary I studied French, Spanish, Greek and learned music, dance at her age of 9 years old. Both Mary I and Philip were come down from legitimate children of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, by Philip first two wives, a relationship which was used to represent Philip as an English king.

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens Biography

Charles Dickens full name was Charles John Huffam Dickens. Charles Dickens was great British writer and as well as social critic. He was famous to create most memorable fictional characters in their novels. In Victorian period, Charles Dickens was greatest novelist. His novels, fictions, characters and shorts stories continue to be world wide popular.

Charles Dickens Early Life

Charles Dickens was born on 7th February 1812 at Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He died on 9th June 1870 (aged 58) at Gad’s Hill Place, Higham, Kent, England. Charles Dickens resting place was at Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey. His father was John Dickens who was a clerk in the Navy Pay Office and mother was Elizabeth Dickens. Charles Dickens was second child of eight children.

After Charles Dickens birth, immediately his family moved to Norfolk Street, Bloomsbury. When he was age 4, his family moved to Chatham, Kent, where he spent his life until his age of 11.

Charles Dickens Education

Charles Dickens studied few years in a private education. His first education started at dame-school and then at a William Giles school which is a dissenter in Chatham. In 1822 his family was forced to move to Camden Town due to some financial difficulties. At the age 12 years of Charles enter in to 112 College Place, Camden Town with the help of Elizabeth Roylance, a family friend.

Charles Dickens Marriage and Family

On 2nd April 1836 Charles Dickens got married with Catherine Thomson Hogarth who is the daughter of George Hogarth, editor of the Evening Chronicle. First child Charley was born in January 1837. After their child birth, the family was shifted to  Bloomsbury at 48 Doughty Street, London which was taken as a lease for three years at 80 GBP. Charles Dickens & Hogarth gave birth to 10 children and their names were Charles Dickens, Jr., Mary Dickens, Kate Perugini, Walter Landor Dickens, Francis Dickens, Alfred D’Orsay Tennyson Dickens, Sydney Smith Haldimand Dickens, Henry Fielding Dickens, Dora Annie Dickens and Edward Dickens.

Charles Dickens Journalism and Early Novels

Charles Dickens was started his career as a journalist. He started with journals ‘The Mirror of Parliament’ and ‘The True Sun’. After submit these journals he became parliamentary journalist in The Morning Chronicle in 1833. His first publication was “Pickwick Papers” which is highly successful novel in his career. After this publication Charles didn’t look back in his career.

He wrote many plays and as well as plays in front of Queen Victoria in 1851. Charles Dickens notable works are The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, Little Dorrit, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations.

Charles Dickens Death

Charles Dickens was survived from one rail crash. After five years he was died of a stroke on 9th June 1870. He was buried at Westminster Abbey.

Sir Robert Walpole British Prime Minister

Robert Walpole was the 1st Earl of Orford, Order of the Garter, Order of the Bath and Privy Council of the United Kingdom. He was also known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole. Sir Robert Walpole was a British senior politician who is generally consider as the first prime minister of Great Britain.

Sir Robert Walpole

Sir Robert Walpole was born on 26th August 1676 at Houghton, Norfolk, England and Died on 18th March 1745 at the age of 68 in London, Great Britain. He was studied at Cambridge University and in the year of 1701, Robert Walpole elected as a member of parliament for Castle Rising in Norfolk, where his father had elected as MP. Robert became a MP from British party Whig, who was first elected to parliament in 1701. Walpole performed duties during the reigns of George I and George II.

On 30th July 1700, Walpole was married to Catherine Shorter, she was the daughter of John Shorter of Bybrook in Ashford, Kent. She was characterized as “a woman of exquisite beauty and accomplished manners”. They gave birth to 2 daughters and 3 sons. Catherine Shorter expired on 20th August 1737. After her death, Robert Walpole was married to his mistress Maria Skerritt in March 1738. They gave birth to one daughter, name was Maria.

The death of his father in November 1700, it made easier to his political career, as he took his position as MP for Castle Rising in the year of 1701. At the time of general election of 1702 he captured the seat at King’s Lynn. Walpole’s father had been a Whig, a promoter of the 1688 to 1689 ‘Glorious Revolution’ which gave Britain a constitutional monarchy.

Richard I Lionheart

Richard I Lionheart of England

Richard I was king of United Kingdom from 6 July 1189 until his death i.e, 6 April 1199 at aged of 41. His full name was Richard I Lionheart and he was born on 8 September 1157 in Oxford. His parents are Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine and he was married Berengaria, who was the daughter of Sancho V of Navarre. Richard I was younger brother of Count William IX of poitiers.

He has own notably political and military skills to do something. However, like his brothers, he done war with his family and connect them in the great rebellion and establish a government against their father in 1173. He was also ruled below areas,

• Duke of Normandy (as Richard IV)
• Duke of Aquitaine
• Duke of Gascony
• Lord of Cyprus
• Count of Anjou
• Count of Maine
• Count of Nantes
• Overlord of Brittany

As a king, he has an ambition to club the third Crusade, encouraged by Saladin’s capture of Jerusalem in 1187.

Henry VIII

Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII was the king of England from 21st April 1509 until his death. He was born on 28th June 1491 and died on 28th January 1547 at the age of 55 years old. He was the British lord and later suppose to the kingship of Ireland, as well as he continued the nominal state by the English monarchs to the kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty, achieved the desired aim of his father, Henry VII.

Henry VIII father was Henry VII of England & mother was Elizabeth of York. He married to six women and their names are Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr. Among 6 wives Henry divorced with few while others died naturally.

Henry VIII is known for his job in the division of the church of England from the Roman Catholic Church. Henry’s constriction with Rome led to the separation of the Church of England from the papal authority, the closing down of the Monasteries, and his own establishment as the supreme head of the church of England.

Henry was generally took decisions with initiation of English reformation, i.e., the process of transforming England from a Catholic country to a Protestant one. Henry VIII had spent his life in House of Tudor and burial at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Quotation By Henry VIII

If a lion knew his strength, it was hard for any man to hold him. – Say’s by Sir Thomas More of Henry VIII

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin Biography

Charlie Chaplin full name was Sir Charles Spencer “Charlie” Chaplin and originally as “Charles Spencer Chaplin”. Charlie Chaplin was the English actor, comedian, film maker and he was the honor in KBE (Order of the British Empire). He was the great actor and filmmaker in 20th century which was silent era period. Charlie Chaplin was the great icon and celebrity through worldwide with his movies. His total career was 75 years in the film industry.

Charlie Chaplin Early Life

There is no official record about Charlie Chaplin birth. As per the information, Charlie Chaplin was born on 16th April, 1889 at East Street, Walworth, in South London. Charlie Chaplin was the only son to Charles Chaplin, Sr. (Father) and Hannah Hill (Mother) who were singers.

Charlie Chaplin childhood was filled with poverty and hardship.  Chaplin’s early life was spent with his mother and brother at Sydney in the London district of Kennington. When Chaplin was seven years old, he was joined to workhouse. After 18 months he was sent to institution for destitute children.

Young Performer

At five year old, Chaplin started his first stage performance and amateur appearance. He was continued his performance with the encouragement of his mother. He became a member in Eight Lancashire Lads clog-dancing troupe. At the age of 13, he discontinued his education. He acted first role as a newsboy in H. A. Saintsbury’s Jim, a Romance of Cockayne.

Entering Films (1914–1917)

At the age of 24 years, Charlie Chaplin was invited to join the New York Motion Picture Company with a signed a $150-per-week contract in the month of September, 1913. After joining in the company, in 2 months of period he learnt process of filmmaking. His debut movie was “one-reeler Making a Living” which was released on 2 February 1914.

Family Life

In 1918, he was quickly married with 16 years old Mildred Harris but he broken up with Mildred Harris in 2 years. Then he was married again in 1924 with another 16 years old actress Lita Grey. She was acted with Chaplin in the movie of “The Gold Rush”. These couple had two kids they are Charles Jr. and Sydney. After these kids were born, Chaplin was unhappy in married life with Lita Grey, so they were divorced in 1927.

In 1936, he was again married with one chorus girl name was Paulette Goddard, who was worked in Paulette Goddard. Again in 1943, he was married 18 years old Oona O’Neil who was the daughter of playwright Eugene O’Neil. These couple had seven children.

Final Years

In 1972, he went to United States of America to receive the special academy award from the Motion Picture Academy. Chaplin’s last film was “A Countess from Hong Kong” released in 1966. He was died on December 25, 1977 early hours at his home in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. After his death, there was mystery that the Chaplin dead body was stolen by two men and demanded $400,000 for its return. The dead body was return after 11 weeks.

Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II is queen of the United Kingdom from 6 February 1952 to present and 15 other Commonwealth realms. Her full name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor. She was born in 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair which is located in London, UK on 21 April 1926. She became the queen of the United Kingdom at the age of 25. Her parents were George VI, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. She was educated privately at her house only. She committed herself to begin public duties to Auxiliary Territorial Services during the Second World War.

In the year of 1947 she got married with Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. Queen Elizabeth II has four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, Edward and she have 8 grandchildren. She was celebrated many milestones as Queen of the United Kingdom such as Silver jubilee, Golden jubilee, and Diamond Jubilees in the years of 1977, 2002, and 2012, respectively.

Queen Elizabeth II was solved so many critical problems. Major events in Elizabeth’s II reign are the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the Falklands War, and wars with Iraq and in Afghanistan.