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1 British and American personalities By Tomáš Khek

2 William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) -Poet and dramatic -Stratford-upon-Avon, -Globe -Tragedies:Romeo and Juliete, Hamlet, King Lear, Othello... -Comedies:Merchant of Venice, As you like it Much ado about nothing...

3 John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) -“Father of modern fantasy“ -Oxford professor -Philologist (He knew about 14 languages) -Books: Hobbit: there and back again Lord of the rings, Sillmarilion

4 Terry Pratchett (born 28 April 1948) -Author of comic fantasy -Most known for his Amazing Discworld series -knighthood for "services to literature" in the 2009 -Books: Over 40 books, in which he parody many real-world subjects

5 David Gammel (August 1, 1948 – July 28, 2006) -Author of heroic fantasy -former journalist and newspaper editor -His books are settled into one world (Drenai) trough many ages -Books: Legend, Winter Warriors, Ravenheart, The first chronicles of Druss legend...

6 George Washington (February 22, 1732– December 14, 1799) -Military career -Leader of American revolution agains british -First president of United States of America -Mount Rashmore memorial, Washington's monument -George Washington University

7 Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705] – April 17, 1790) -Diplomat (He secured French Alliance during American revolution) -Inventor (Bifocal glasses, carriage odometer...) -Signer of Declaration of independence

8 Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) -16th president of united states -American civil war -Abolish slavery -Assassinated

9 Richard I. Lionheart (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) -“Perfect knight“ -King of England -Leader of third crusade against Saladin -Battle of Arsuf (1191)

10 William Wallace (1270 – 23 August 1305) -Scotish knight and national hero -Leader of rebelion against Eduard I. Longshanks -Battle at Stirling bridge (11 September 1297) -Battle by the Falkirk (1 April 1298) -Public torturing and execution


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