Blue plaque

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11The Blue Plaque Sigmund Freud Nick Rennison Freud was born in the small Moravian town of Freiburg (now Pribor in the Czech Republic) in 1856 and his family moved to Vienna when he was four years old. He lived there until

The Blue Plaque Sigmund Freud Nick Rennison Freud was born in the small Moravian town of Freiburg (now Pribor in the Czech Republic) in 1856 and his family moved to Vienna when he was four years old. He lived there until

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Language: English - Date: 2006-07-24 07:23:35
12The Blue Plaque Jean Sibelius Nick Rennison The greatest of all Scandinavian composers, Sibelius was born in Finland in 1865, the son of a surgeon, and was originally destined to become a lawyer. He entered Helsinki Univ

The Blue Plaque Jean Sibelius Nick Rennison The greatest of all Scandinavian composers, Sibelius was born in Finland in 1865, the son of a surgeon, and was originally destined to become a lawyer. He entered Helsinki Univ

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13The Blue Plaque George Orwell Nick Rennison Eric Blair was born in India, where his father was a civil servant, in 1903 and brought to England by his mother when he was a year old. Educated at Eton, to which he had won a

The Blue Plaque George Orwell Nick Rennison Eric Blair was born in India, where his father was a civil servant, in 1903 and brought to England by his mother when he was a year old. Educated at Eton, to which he had won a

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14The Blue Plaque Noel Coward Nick Rennison Although he became the epitome of metropolitan wit and sophistication, Noel Coward was actually born in the quiet suburban surroundings of Teddington in Middlesex.

The Blue Plaque Noel Coward Nick Rennison Although he became the epitome of metropolitan wit and sophistication, Noel Coward was actually born in the quiet suburban surroundings of Teddington in Middlesex.

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15The Blue Plaque George Bernard Shaw Nick Rennison George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin in 1856 and moved to London as a young man. He joined his mother there who was involved in a curious relationship with a charismati

The Blue Plaque George Bernard Shaw Nick Rennison George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin in 1856 and moved to London as a young man. He joined his mother there who was involved in a curious relationship with a charismati

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16The Blue Plaque Kathleen Ferrier Nick Rennison Kathleen Ferrier was one of the best-loved British singers of the twentieth century and her early death from breast cancer was a great shock to her admirers around the world

The Blue Plaque Kathleen Ferrier Nick Rennison Kathleen Ferrier was one of the best-loved British singers of the twentieth century and her early death from breast cancer was a great shock to her admirers around the world

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17The Blue Plaque Boris Karloff Nick Rennison The silent film star Lon Chaney once advised William Henry Pratt, better known as Boris Karloff, that the route to success in the movies was to find something that other actors

The Blue Plaque Boris Karloff Nick Rennison The silent film star Lon Chaney once advised William Henry Pratt, better known as Boris Karloff, that the route to success in the movies was to find something that other actors

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18The Blue Plaque Jawaharlal Nehru Nick Rennison India’s first Prime Minister was born into a family with a tradition of opposition to British rule – his father, Motilal Nehru, was a journalist, lawyer and a leading na

The Blue Plaque Jawaharlal Nehru Nick Rennison India’s first Prime Minister was born into a family with a tradition of opposition to British rule – his father, Motilal Nehru, was a journalist, lawyer and a leading na

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19The Blue Plaque Florence Nightingale Nick Rennison Florence Nightingale took her Christian name from the town where she was born in May 1820, the daughter of a wealthy Hampshire landowner who was a prominent campaigner a

The Blue Plaque Florence Nightingale Nick Rennison Florence Nightingale took her Christian name from the town where she was born in May 1820, the daughter of a wealthy Hampshire landowner who was a prominent campaigner a

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20The Blue Plaque Nancy Astor Nick Rennison Born in America in 1879, Nancy Astor came to Britain as a young woman after the failure of her first marriage and was soon remarried to the wealthy politician and newspaper propr

The Blue Plaque Nancy Astor Nick Rennison Born in America in 1879, Nancy Astor came to Britain as a young woman after the failure of her first marriage and was soon remarried to the wealthy politician and newspaper propr

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Language: English - Date: 2006-07-24 07:23:40