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She was born in London in August 1797 and she died in February 1851.
She got married in 1816 but her husband died only 6 years later. This lady had 4 children with her husband, however, only one grew into an adult.
She is mostly known for her fictional writings and the dreadful themes in her novels. She published her 1st horror novel, Frankenstein, in 1818. Her other novels, Mathilda and The Last Man are also regarded as great literary pieces.

He is king of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. The eldest son of Elizabeth II, he took the throne upon her death in 2022.
He then attended the Royal Air Force College (becoming an excellent flier) and the Royal Naval College. On July 29, 1981, he married Lady Diana Spencer. They had two sons but finally got divorced in 1996. The couple’s first child, Prince William of Wales, became second in line of succession to the throne. He has always enjoyed sports, especially polo, which he played as a young man. He married his first love, Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005.

He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564 and died there in 1616.
He married Anne Hathaway and had 3 children. He went to London at the age of 25. Between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career as an actor and writer. He owned 2 companies: the King’s Men & the Chamberlain’s Men. In 1599 was the opening of his own theatre “the Globe“.
He is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 long narrative poems.

He was born on 6th January 1854.
His appearance is well known: he usually wore a deerstalker cap and had a pipe and a magnifying glass.
He practised as a consulting detective between 1881-1904, while living at 221b Baker Street with his friend and colleague Doctor John H. Watson. He also had a brother, Mycroft.
He was the hero of many stories like The Hound of the Baskervilles, or A Study in Scarlet.
He was supposed to die in 1893 but finally reappeared in another story in 1901.

He was born in April 1889 and he died in December 1977. He was from a very poor family. He began his career performing as a child (music hall, comedian). In 1908 he moved to America. There, he developed the Tramp persona and became very popular. During the 1940s: he was forced to leave the USA, because of suspicions of
Communist sympathies. He finally settled in Switzerland. He is one of the most important figures of the film industry, especially in the silent era. He wrote, directed, produced, starred in and composed the music for most of his films. His major works are The Kid and Modern Times.

She was born in 1819 at Kensington Palace. She died in 1901. Her reign is the second longest of an English monarch. In 1840 she married the German Prince Albert and they had 9 children. Her reign was a period of prosperity for Great-Britain. She is often called the Grandmother of Europe because so many of Europe's monarchs are her relatives. Her reign saw great cultural expansion; advances in industry, science, and communications; and the building of railways and the London Underground.