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British humour is well known for its use of absurdity, awkwardness, dark comedy, self-deprecation, dry comedy, innuendo, irony, sarcasm, satire, wit and word play. [7] Monty Python was a famous British comedic group, and some of the most highly regarded comedies worldwide, such as Fawlty Towers and Mr. Bean, are British.
Henry Allingham (1896–2009) was a First World War veteran and is the longest-lived British man ever, at 113 years and 42 days. Pictured in 2006, aged 110. As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group had validated the longevity claims of 154 British persons who have become "supercentenarians", attaining or surpassing 110 years of age ...
German-born British-American Oscar-winning actress [212] Irving Rapper: 1898–1999: 101: British-American film director [213] Harry Redmond Jr. 1909–2011: 101: American special effects artist and film producer [214] Connie Douglas Reeves: 1901–2003: 101: American cowgirl [215] Helen Reichert: 1901–2011: 109: American talk show ...
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, pictured outside Dover Castle. The following is a list of lists of notable centenarians by categorized occupation (people who lived to be or are currently living at 100 years or more of age) that are therein known for reasons other than just longevity
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an art gallery in London that houses a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. When it opened in 1856, it was arguably the first national public gallery in the world that was dedicated to portraits. [3]
This 922-year-old university in England produces the most billionaires—and Albert Einstein, Emma Watson and Bill Clinton are among its famous alumni Orianna Rosa Royle January 12, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Mr and Mrs Andrews is an oil on canvas portrait of about 1750 by Thomas Gainsborough, now in the National Gallery, London.Today it is one of his most famous works, but it remained in the family of the sitters until 1960 and was very little known before it appeared in an exhibition in Ipswich in 1927, after which it was regularly requested for other exhibitions in Britain and abroad, and ...
Sir Robert Peel (1788–1850), British prime minister; Henry Pelham (1694–1754) Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke (c. 1100 – 1148) William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146/1147–1219) Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130–1176) Spencer Perceval (1762–1812), British prime minister; William Pitt (the Elder), 1st Earl of ...