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Famous Britons – When Were They Born?
Write these famous Britons in the order in which they were born, starting with
the earliest in history.
Use the library or the Internet to find the answers.
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http://www.encyclopedia.com:
Queen Elizabeth I
Macbeth
Daniel Defoe
William Wallace
George Stephenson
Ernest Shackleton
Alexander Fleming
John Bunyan
James Watt
Sir Francis Drake
Florence Nightingale
Samuel Pepys
Diana, Princess of Wales
Geoffrey Chaucer
Emmeline Pankhurst
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Test Your Research Skills
Famous Britons – When Were They Born?
Answer:
Famous Briton:
Born in:
Macbeth
c. 1005
William Wallace
c.1272
Geoffrey Chaucer
1359
Queen Elizabeth I
1533
Sir Francis Drake
c. 1540
John Bunyan
1628
Samuel Pepys
1633
Daniel Defoe
c. 1660
James Watt
1736
George Stephenson
1781
Florence Nightingale
1820
Emmeline Pankhurst
1858
Ernest Shackleton
1874
Alexander Fleming
1881
Diana, Princess of Wales 1961
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