Curated category
English Protestants
- George Boleyn, Viscount RochfordGeorge Boleyn entered the world around 1504, born into the powerful Boleyn and Howard families. His father Thomas held titles that would eventually make him…
- Simon FishSimon Fish died in 1531, leaving behind a legacy as a 16th-century English Protestant rebel and propagandist. He is best known for helping to spread William…
- John FoxeJohn Foxe was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, England during the year 1516 or 1517. He came from a family that held some local prominence.
- Michael FaradayOn the 21st of September 1791, a boy named Michael Faraday opened his eyes in Newington Butts, Surrey. His father James worked as a blacksmith before moving…
- Edward GibbonEdward Gibbon was born on the 8th of May 1737 in the town of Putney, Surrey. He entered the world as a sickly infant who described himself later as "a puny…