Chatterton, Thomas [cenotaph] b. November 20, 1752 d. August 23, 1770 Poet. Famous for creating one of the 18th Century's most notorious literary hoaxes. He was the son of a church choirmaster who died three months before Thomas was born, and he grew up in poverty. At the age of eight he was sent to the school founded by Edward Colston, which was a charitable institution that took in poor boys. He began writing poetry and his love of literature continued after he left school at the age of 14, and started work at a local company copying legal documents. Through...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld) St Mary Redcliffe Churchyard, Redcliffe, Gloucestershire, England Plot: * Possible Cenotaph
Penn, Sir. William b. April 23, 1621 d. September 16, 1670 British Admiral, and Father of the American Quaker William Penn. He was a parlamentarian in the English Civil War, commanding the naval forces of Oliver Cromwell. On Cromwell's death he offered the fleet to King Charles II, and built a close relationship with the King. He captured the island of Jamaica from the Spanish and, as its first British governor, stripped it of its wealth, causing terrible hardship for its people...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld) St Mary Redcliffe Churchyard, Redcliffe, Gloucestershire, England
b. November 20, 1752 d. August 23, 1770