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English historians

  • H. G. WellsHerbert George Wells was born at Atlas House, 162 High Street in Bromley, Kent, on the 21st of September 1866. He grew up as the fourth and last child of…
  • Janet NelsonJanet Muir entered the world on the 28th of March 1942 in Blackpool, Lancashire. Her father was William Wilson Muir and her mother Elizabeth Barnes Muir.
  • Eric IvesEric William Ives entered the world on the 12th of July 1931 in Romford, Essex. He grew up within a Plymouth Brethren family that shaped his early years.
  • David StarkeyDavid Robert Starkey arrived in the world on the 3rd of January 1945 within the quiet town of Kendal, Westmorland. He was the only child born to Quaker…
  • Quentin SkinnerQuentin Robert Duthie Skinner arrived into the world on the 26th of November 1940 near Manchester. He was the second son born to Alexander Skinner and…
  • Martin GilbertMartin Gilbert was born in London on the 25th of October 1936. His family name was originally Goldberg before his father Peter changed it to Gilbert.