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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Arguably the most important man of letters in England was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and moved to London in 1584, where he founded a theater company that was first called “Lord Chamberlain’s Company” and later “The King’s Men”. From 1599 the group played in their own theater, the famous “Globe Theater” on the…

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) poet and playwright. Marlowe was born in Canterbury in 1564 and studied at Cambridge. More legends than facts are known about his life. After a comparison of styles, it is said that he wrote many of Shakespeare’s works. Marlowe was the most important author in the age of Elizabeth I. B. “Edward…

Lady Antonia Fraser (born 1932) writer and historian. Lady Antonia Margaret Caroline Pakenham was born in 1932 into an Irish-English aristocratic family in London. She wrote several biographies (about Oliver Cromwell, Maria Stuart, Marie Antoinette) and standard works as well as crime novels. Fraser is a bestselling author with an international reputation and also publishes…

Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) writer, mathematician, photographer. Lewis Carroll was born in Daresbury in 1832 to a future bishop. He studied in Oxford, among other places. With the work “Alice in Wonderland” from 1865 he wrote the most famous children’s book in the world, which has been made into films several times. Word jokes, satire, and…

Douglas Adams (1952-2001) Douglas Noël Adams was born in Cambridge in 1952, where he later studied English. There he met the Monty Pythons member Graham Chapman, with whom he worked on skits. His most famous work is the science fiction-style book series “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, the first volume of which was published…

National flag The national flag (national flag) symbolizes, among other things, certain historical developments or special characteristics of your country. It serves to identify the origin, e.g. B. of a ship. Flags, field symbols, flags or coats of arms have always had a high symbolic value. Soldiers are called to the flag, an ensign wore…