Curated category
English non-fiction writers
- Margaret ThatcherMargaret Hilda Roberts was born on the 13th of October 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Her father Alfred Roberts owned a tobacconist and grocery shop that…
- John MiltonJohn Milton was born on the 9th of December 1608 in Bread Street, London. His father, also named John Milton, had moved to London around 1583 after being…
- John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill was born on the 20th of May 1806 at 13 Rodney Street in Pentonville, London. His father James Mill, a Scottish philosopher and historian…
- Thomas MoreThomas More entered the world on the 7th of February 1478 within the City of London. His father Sir John More was a successful lawyer who later became a…
- Hilda Ellis DavidsonHilda Roderick Ellis Davidson was born in Bebington, Cheshire, England, on the 1st of October 1914. Her father Henry Roderick worked as a stationer while her…
- John Hawkins (author)Sir John Hawkins began his life as an architect, following the footsteps of his father. He worked in that field until he was nearly thirty years old.
- Andy SerkisAndrew Clement Serkis arrived in the world on the 20th of April 1964 within the quiet suburb of Ruislip Manor. His childhood unfolded across two distinct…
- Annie BesantAnnie Wood was born on the 1st of October 1847 in London. Her father William Burton Persse Wood died when she was five years old.