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The poll resulted in nominees including Guy Fawkes, who was executed because of his role in the plot to blow up the Parliament of England; Oliver Cromwell, who created a republican British state (the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland); Richard III, suspected of murdering his nephews; James Connolly, an Irish nationalist and socialist who was executed by the Crown due to his part ...
Additionally, in a BBC poll to find the 100 Greatest Britons in 2002, five prime ministers were ranked in the top 100. Winston Churchill was voted greatest Briton, the Duke of Wellington was in 15th place, Margaret Thatcher was in 16th place, Tony Blair was 67th and David Lloyd George was 79th. [13]
The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, a 1978 book; 100 Greatest Britons, a BBC series about historical figures from the United Kingdom; Great South Africans, a South African TV series to determine the "100 Greatest South Africans" Time 100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the American world
100 Greatest African Americans, a biographical dictionary; 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll, a television special that aired on VH1 in 1998; 100 Greatest of All Time, a TV series ranking the greatest tennis players; 100 Greatest Britons, a BBC TV programme; 100 Greatest Discoveries, a TV series produced by THINKFilm for The Science Channel ...
2002 (): Named in the BBC's list of the 100 Greatest Britons following a UK-wide vote. [ 10 ] 2003 ( 2003 ) : The Royal Photographic Society 's Progress Medal and Honorary Fellowship (HonFRPS) in recognition of any invention, research, publication or other contribution which has resulted in an important advance in the scientific or ...
Where The Wild Things Are has been named the greatest children’s book of all time, according to a poll by the BBC. Voted for by children’s authors, illustrators, editors, publishers, academics ...
Il più grande italiano di tutti i tempi ("The greatest Italian of all times") was an Italian television show based on the British 100 Greatest Britons transmitted on Rai 2 in January and February 2010. It was presented by Francesco Facchinetti and Martina Stella, in four sessions. The winner was Leonardo da Vinci. The show was widely ...
The post The 100 Greatest Rock Stars Since That Was A Thing appeared first on SPIN. The Rolling Stones, in 1964, from left to right: Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and ...