Historical figures in Berkshire

The atlas holds 33 people and 54 moments here, from 54 BC to 2021. The most recorded lives are Elizabeth II, Michael Faraday and Prajadhipok. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Royalty, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Agatha Christie

    in 1926

    1 moment here

    English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

  2. Alan Turing

    in 1945

    1 moment here

    English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computing pioneer. Turing studied at Cambridge and Princeton, worked at Bletchley Park during the…

  3. Astrud Gilberto

    in 1965

    1 moment here

    Brazilian-American singer and songwriter best known for her English-language vocals on “The Girl from Ipanema.” Born in Salvador, she grew up in Rio…

  4. Augusto Pinochet

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean army officer who led the 11 September 1973 coup and ruled Chile as head of the military junta and then…

  5. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

  6. Charlie Chaplin

    in 1957

    1 moment here

    English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…

  7. Diana, Princess of Wales

    in 1981

    1 moment here

    Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…

  8. Elizabeth II

    from 1940 to 2021

    5 moments here

    Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

  9. Émile Zola

    in 1898

    3 moments here

    French novelist, journalist, and leading naturalist writer. Born in Paris, Zola spent formative years in Aix-en-Provence before returning to Paris;…

  10. Freddie Mercury

    in 1964

    2 moments here

    Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…

  11. George Orwell

    from 1917 to 1932

    3 moments here

    George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

  12. Glynis Johns

    in 1951

    1 moment here

    British actress, dancer and singer whose stage and screen career ran from childhood performances in Britain to Broadway and later American work.…

  13. H. G. Wells

    in 1895

    1 moment here

    Herbert George Wells was an English novelist, journalist, historian, teacher, and social critic.…

  14. Hirohito

    in 1921

    1 moment here

    Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Shōwa) was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989.…

  15. Jane Austen

    from 1799 to 1814

    2 moments here

    English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…

  16. John Lennon

    from 1969 to 1970

    2 moments here

    English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…

  17. John Maynard Keynes

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    English economist, civil servant, Cambridge fellow, and British international negotiator whose work shaped modern macroeconomics.…

  18. John Milton

    in 1635

    1 moment here

    English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. This chronology follows documented residences, education, continental travel, marriages, public service,…

  19. Jomo Kenyatta

    in 1934

    1 moment here

    Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897–1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became Kenya’s first prime minister in 1963 and first president…

  20. Julius Caesar

    in 54 BC

    1 moment here

    Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…

  21. Margaret Thatcher

    in 1990

    1 moment here

    British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

  22. Maria II of Portugal

    in 1833

    1 moment here

    Maria II (Maria da Glória; 1819–1853) was Queen of Portugal in 1826–1828 and again from 1834 until her death.…

  23. Michael Faraday

    from 1858 to 1867

    5 moments here

    English chemist and physicist whose experimental work transformed the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.…

  24. Osho

    in 1986

    1 moment here

    Indian guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement, born Chandra Mohan Jain. His documented life moved between central and western India, the United…

Moments

  1. 54 BC Reaches the Thames against Cassivellaunus Julius Caesar
  2. 1519 Royal-service correspondence from Woking Thomas More
  3. 1523 Royal-service correspondence from Easthampstead Thomas More
  4. 1635 Private study at Horton John Milton
  5. 1799 Late-summer visit to Great Bookham Jane Austen
  6. 1814 Visit to Great Bookham Jane Austen
  7. 1833 Reception at Windsor Maria II of Portugal
  8. 1839 Marriage proposal at Windsor Queen Victoria
  9. 1858 Retirement at Hampton Court Michael Faraday
  10. 1860 Writing from Hampton Court Green Michael Faraday
  11. 1864 Final years at Hampton Court Michael Faraday
  12. 1866 Lighthouse work from Hampton Court Michael Faraday
  13. 1867 Death at Hampton Court Michael Faraday
  14. 1877 Dinner with Queen Victoria Ulysses S. Grant
  15. 1882 Attack outside Windsor railway station Queen Victoria
  16. 1883 Fall at Windsor Queen Victoria
  17. 1895 Residence at Lynton, Maybury Road H. G. Wells
  18. 1897 Begins at Eton College John Maynard Keynes
  19. 1898 Exile lodging at Oatlands Park Hotel Émile Zola
  20. 1898 Summer exile at Penn, Weybridge Émile Zola
  21. 1898 Move to Summerfield in Addlestone Émile Zola
  22. 1908 Study at Eton College Prajadhipok
  23. 1917 Spring term at Wellington College George Orwell
  24. 1917 King's Scholar at Eton George Orwell
  25. 1921 Meeting at Windsor Castle Hirohito
  26. 1926 Disappeared from Styles Agatha Christie
  27. 1932 Teacher at The Hawthorns High School George Orwell
  28. 1934 Film work at Shepperton Studios Jomo Kenyatta
  29. 1934 Return visit to Eton College Prajadhipok
  30. 1938 Residence at Compton House Prajadhipok
  31. 1940 Lived at Royal Lodge Elizabeth II
  32. 1940 Relocated to Windsor Castle Elizabeth II
  33. 1940 Landed at Heston before the Appeal Charles de Gaulle
  34. 1941 Death at Compton House Prajadhipok
  35. 1945 Hampton residence during ACE design Alan Turing
  36. 1951 Engagement at Sunningdale Golf Club Glynis Johns
  37. 1955 Filming The Deep Blue Sea at Shepperton Vivien Leigh
  38. 1957 Films at Shepperton Studios Charlie Chaplin
  39. 1961 Arrival in London Yuri Gagarin
  40. 1964 Family flight to England Freddie Mercury
  41. 1964 Settled at Gladstone Avenue Freddie Mercury
  42. 1965 Arrival at London Airport Astrud Gilberto
  43. 1969 Residence at Tittenhurst Park John Lennon
  44. 1970 Primal therapy at Tittenhurst John Lennon
  45. 1970 Arrest at Heathrow Airport Tony Curtis
  46. 1981 Engagement accepted at Windsor Castle Diana, Princess of Wales
  47. 1982 Visits Windsor Castle Ronald Reagan
  48. 1986 Flight to London Osho
  49. 1990 Opened the Hadley Centre Margaret Thatcher
  50. 1998 House arrest at Wentworth Club Augusto Pinochet

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