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Margaret Clitherow Facts

Saint Margaret Clitherow (1556 – 25 March 1586) is an English saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church. She is sometimes called “the Pearl of York”.

Sergeant Peter Godley Facts

George Albert Godley (31 October 1857 – 20 July 1941) was a police officer of the Metropolitan Police who was involved in the hunt for Jack the Ripper in 1888. Born at East Grinstead in Sussex in 1857, Godley initially worked as a sawyer. He then j

Anne Rogers Facts

Anne Rogers (born 29 July 1933) is an English actress, dancer, and singer.

Margaret Howard, Duchess of Norfolk Facts

Margaret Howard (née Audley), Duchess of Norfolk (1540 – 9 January 1564) was the sole surviving child of Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden and Lady Elizabeth Grey, daughter of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset and Margaret Wotton.

Noel Coleman Facts

Noel Coleman (26 November 1919 – 12 October 2007) was an English actor who appeared in many television roles. He appeared in the 1969 Doctor Who serial The War Games as General Smythe and he appeared in Red Dwarf as the Cat Priest in the episode Wa

Mike Phillips Facts

William Michael “Mike” Phillips (born 29 August 1982) is a rugby union player who plays at scrum-half. On 16 March 2013 Phillips surpassed the record of 76 caps set by Dwayne Peel as the most capped scrum-half for Wales.

Susan Tully Facts

Susan “Sue” Tully (born 20 October 1967 in Highgate, London) is an English television producer, director and former actress.

Emma Davis Facts

John Sykes Facts

John James Sykes (born 29 July 1959) is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter who has played with Streetfighter, Tygers of Pan Tang, John Sloman’s Badlands, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder. Sykes co-wrote the majority of the son

Jasmine Harman Facts

Jasmine Isabelle Harman (born 15 November 1975) is a British television presenter, best known for co-presenting the Channel 4 series A Place in the Sun: Home or Away? since 2004, alongside Jonnie Irwin.

Florence Farr Facts

Florence Beatrice Emery (née) Farr (7 July 1860 – 29 April 1917) was a British West End leading actress, composer and director. She was also a women’s rights activist, journalist, educator, singer, novelist, leader of the occult order, The Golden

Elizabeth Goudge Facts

Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge FRSL (24 April 1900 – 1 April 1984) was an English author of novels, short stories and children’s books as Elizabeth Goudge. She won the Carnegie Medal for British children’s books in 1946 for The Little White Horse. S