Historical figures in Hertfordshire

The atlas holds 10 people and 21 moments here, from 1549 to 2013. The most recorded lives are Stanley Kubrick, Stephen Hawking and Francis Bacon. Among them Musicians and Composers, Writers and Scientists, across the Cold War and the Space Age.

Notable people

1. Amy Winehouse

   in 1983

   1 moment here

   British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…

2. David Hume

   in 1745

   1 moment here

   Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist. Hume’s documented movements include formative stays in Bristol and France; residences at…

3. Elizabeth I

   from 1549 to 1558

   3 moments here

   Elizabeth I (1533–1603), daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death.…

4. Francis Bacon

   from 1608 to 1626

   3 moments here

   English philosopher, lawyer, statesman, Attorney General, and Lord Chancellor under James I.…

5. Freddie Mercury

   in 1986

   1 moment here

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

6. George Bernard Shaw

   from 1906 to 1950

   2 moments here

   Irish playwright, critic, polemicist, and political activist. Born in Dublin, Shaw moved to London in 1876, became a leading Fabian and dramatist,…

7. George Frideric Handel

   in 1717

   1 moment here

   German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…

8. George Michael

   in 2013

   1 moment here

   English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…

9. Stanley Kubrick

   from 1960 to 1999

   5 moments here

   American filmmaker and photographer whose career began in New York photojournalism, expanded through Hollywood productions and European location…

10. Stephen Hawking

    from 1950 to 1965

    3 moments here

    English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…

Moments

1. 1549 Residence at Hatfield House Elizabeth I
2. 1555 Return to Hatfield House Elizabeth I
3. 1558 Accession at Hatfield Elizabeth I
4. 1608 Pondyards project at Gorhambury Francis Bacon
5. 1621 Retirement at Gorhambury Francis Bacon
6. 1626 Burial at St Michael's Church Francis Bacon
7. 1717 Resident composer at Cannons George Frideric Handel
8. 1745 Companion to the Marquess of Annandale David Hume
9. 1906 Home at Shaw's Corner George Bernard Shaw
10. 1950 Family move to St Albans Stephen Hawking
11. 1950 Death at Shaw's Corner George Bernard Shaw
12. 1952 Begins at St Albans School Stephen Hawking
13. 1960 Lolita production at Elstree Stanley Kubrick
14. 1965 Abbots Mead home and workplace Stanley Kubrick
15. 1965 Marriage in St Albans Stephen Hawking
16. 1978 Move to Childwickbury Manor Stanley Kubrick
17. 1978 The Shining production at Elstree Stanley Kubrick
18. 1983 Birth at Chase Farm Hospital Amy Winehouse
19. 1986 Final Queen concert Freddie Mercury
20. 1999 Death at Childwickbury Manor Stanley Kubrick
21. 2013 M1 motorway accident near St Albans George Michael

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