British and American personalities

By Tomáš Khek

William Shakespeare(baptised 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616)

-Poet and dramatic

-Stratford-upon-Avon,

-Globe

-Tragedies:Romeo and Juliete, Hamlet, King Lear, Othello...

-Comedies:Merchant of Venice, As you like it Much ado about nothing...

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien(3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973)

-“Father of modern fantasy“

-Oxford professor

-Philologist (He knew about 14 languages)

-Books: Hobbit: there and back again Lord of the rings, Sillmarilion

Terry Pratchett(born 28 April 1948)

-Author of comic fantasy

-Most known for his Amazing Discworld series

-knighthood for "services to literature" in the 2009

-Books: Over 40 books, in which he parody many real-world subjects

David Gammel(August 1, 1948 – July 28, 2006)

-Author of heroic fantasy

-former journalist and newspaper editor

-His books are settled into one world (Drenai) trough many ages

-Books: Legend, Winter Warriors, Ravenheart, The first chronicles of Druss legend...

George Washington(February 22, 1732– December 14, 1799)

-Military career

-Leader of American revolution agains british

-First president of United States of America

-Mount Rashmore memorial, Washington's monument -George Washington University

Benjamin Franklin(January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705] –

April 17, 1790)

-Diplomat (He secured French Alliance during American revolution)

-Inventor (Bifocal glasses, carriage odometer...)

-Signer of Declaration of independence

Abraham Lincoln(February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865)

-16th president of united states

-American civil war

-Abolish slavery

-Assassinated

Richard I. Lionheart(8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199)

-“Perfect knight“

-King of England

-Leader of third crusade against Saladin

-Battle of Arsuf (1191)

William Wallace(1270 – 23 August 1305)

-Scotish knight and national hero

-Leader of rebelion against Eduard I. Longshanks

-Battle at Stirling bridge (11 September 1297)

-Battle by the Falkirk (1 April 1298)

-Public torturing and execution