Sir Francis Drake: The Queen’s Captain In 1548 arguably one of the best captains in England’s history was born. Sir Francis Drake was born to a wealthy family on the Crowndale estate of Lord Francis Russell. What started Drake’s obsession and controversial career for battle and for the sea began when he enlisted as an 18 year old eager young man ready for exploration‚ battle‚ and riches. Drake’s life really began when a peasant Roman Catholic priest accused him of Robbery and theft. These allegations
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Sir Francis Drake was an English navigator and explorer‚ born near Tavistock. He served an apprenticeship as a mariner‚ and in 1567 he was given his first command. His ship‚ the Judith‚ was one of a squadron of vessels led by a kinsman of Drake‚ the English navigator Sir John Hawkins‚ on a slave-trading voyage in the Gulf of Mexico. All but two ships of the expedition were lost when attacked by a Spanish squadron. In 1570 and 1571 Drake made two profitable trading voyages to the West Indies. In 1572
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During the course of this research paper about Sir Isaac Newton‚ I had to conduct many researches done by previous historians. I followed in their footsteps by using outside sources to conduct my paper‚ sources such as the internet and textbooks. The historians used in this paper helped me collect the evidences needed to prove my claim and thesis to be accurate. Historians help to reveal facts and interesting events that occur in the lives of their topic. They provide details in which can be used
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Biography of a Mathematician: Sir Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton has made an impact on scientists to this day. Even though his discoveries derived in the late 1600s‚ we are still affected today in the present. The ideals and theorems he sought out still hold legitimate centuries after his time. With the information laid out for them‚ a scientists using his theories can improve their research to achieve fame themselves. “Some would say that he was the greatest product of the Enlightenment‚ the
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Sir Isaac Newton was‚ among many other things‚ a physicist‚ mathematician and astronomer. Newton was born was born 3 months after the death of his father‚ on January 4th of 1643 in Woolsthorpe‚ Lincolnshire‚ England. Known commonly as the Father of Modern Science‚ Sir Newton’s discoveries were plenty and spanned over many different concentrations in science that he most certainly deserves the title. He helped develop the field of calculus as well as the laws of light and color and the laws of gravity
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Sir Jimmy Savile: Icon in life‚ sexual predator in death Child abuse and pedophilia is absolutely rife‚ not just in Britain but all over the world and most people have no idea the kind of scale we are looking at. Perhaps equally as shocking‚ the people being exposed as ring-leaders in the abuse cases are often high profile celebrities and well known public figures. The information that becomes public over the coming weeks and months could shatter not just the BBC‚ but the whole country from top
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Sir Isaac Newton I am Sir Isaac Newton. I am a mathematician and physicist‚ and one of the foremost scientific intellects of all time. I was born at Woolsthorpe‚ near Grantham in Lincolnshire‚ in 1642. I entered Cambridge University in 1661; then was elected at Fellow of Trinity College in 1667‚ then Lucasian Professor of Mathematics in 1669. I remained at the university‚ lecturing in most years‚ until 1696. Of these Cambridge years‚ in which I was at the height of my creative power‚ I singled out
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Sir Isaac Newton Better known as a mathematician‚ an astronomer‚ a philosopher‚ a scientist and an English Physicist‚ Sir Isaac Newton is one of the most powerful personality who first introduced the laws of gravitation. He was born on January 4‚ 1643A.D. in Woolsthorpe‚ Lincolnshire of England who later introduced the three important laws of motion and universal gravitation‚ explored the laws of optics and is also known as the creator of Calculus. In 1687 A.D.‚ He wrote all his works during his
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Sir Thomas More: Scholar‚ Statesman‚ and Martyr Instability remained a common theme throughout English history‚ especially in the years of 1400-1600. The King’s reign of England would usually determine the stability of the realm. When wars broke out‚ taxes were increased and society became unstable. Those who appeased the King were placed above others‚ while those who dissatisfied him would meet the blade. That was well understood by the people in the realm of England. Sir Thomas More was
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the iPod will be dead‚ finished‚ gone‚ kaput.” they told an interviewer from the Daily Mail in 2005. This entrepreneur had no idea that he had got his statement wrong‚ 350million times over. (Hazelton‚ 2008) (NewsWeek‚ 2010) This entrepreneur was Sir Alan Michael Sugar‚ born 24th March 1947. Notorious for his smash TV show‚ the Apprentice UK‚ Sugar truly epitomises the saying‚ rags to riches. Sugar was born in the decadent town of Hackney‚ East London where a family consisting of very little money
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