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9781855145078

Great Britons

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  • ISBN13:

    9781855145078

  • ISBN10:

    1855145073

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-02-01
  • Publisher: Natl Portrait Gallery Pubns
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Summary

The subject of both a nationwide poll and BBC special to find the greatest Briton of all time, this book lists England's favorite 100 figures and analyzes the life and iconography of each of the top ten nominations and explores why they remain important to the nation.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6(2)
Mark Harrison
Jacob Simon
Our favourite Britons -- the top 100 8(2)
One hundred heroes and more 10(6)
Mark Harrison
Why biography matters to us 16(8)
Brian Harrison
The top ten Britons 24(2)
John Cooper
Elizabeth I
26(14)
Michael Portillo
William Shakespeare
40(14)
Fiona Shaw
Oliver Cromwell
54(14)
Richard Holmes
Isaac Newton
68(14)
Tristram Hunt
Horatio Nelson
82(14)
Lucy Moore
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
96(14)
Jeremy Clarkson
Charles Darwin
110(14)
Andrew Marr
Winston Churchill
124(14)
Mo Mowlam
John Lennon
138(14)
Alan Davies
Diana, Princess of Wales
152(14)
Rosie Boycott
Epilogue: the great debate 166(1)
How the top ten compare 167(1)
Bibliography 168(1)
Picture credits 169(1)
Index 170(2)
Contributors 172

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