Heroes?

The father of Computer Science dies in tragic circumstances.
The father of modern computing, whose work may have shortened WW2 by almost two years. 

A woman of principle who refuses to implicate others
Anne is willing to die for her beliefs, but she refuses to name her accomplices, despite being tortured on the rack. She is burnt as a heretic.

A great leader and brave warrior helps to unite England
A clever tactician and warrior, fearlessly leading the battle against the Danes, the founder of many great castles and abbeys ...‘The Lady of the Mercians'

Boudica - The queen is revolting
Queen of the Iceni, rebels against the occupying forces of the Romans.  

An ordinary nurse becomes a nation's heroine!
Edith Cavell was an ordinary nurse who became a national heroine during World War 1 by helping soldiers escape from captivity; she was executed for this by the German authorities.

Helping society's outcasts and poor
Elizabeth Fry worked tirelessly to improve conditions for the poor and, in particular, to make the treatment of prisoners more humane.

Pioneering feminist and social scientist
An unconventional thinker and writer on many subjects, and one of the pioneers of modern sociology

Naval hero gives his life for his country at the moment of victory
Naval hero who gave his life for his country at the moment of victory

A woman of extraordinary courage helps save 2,500 children
This extraordinarily brave woman helps rescue Jewish children in Warsaw during the Holocaust of WW2.

Working for the Secret Service in WW2
Secret Agent in occupied France sends back vital transmissions until she is captured, interrogated and finally executed. 

Oliver Cromwell - England's dictator champions liberty
The only dictator England has had worked to build a just, tolerant and free country.

A champion in the cause of women's rights
Princess Sophia Alexandra Duleep Singh was a suffragette who took a leading role in the Women's Tax Resistance League.

Working to end slavery
Thomas Fowell Buxton worked tirelessly to end slavery within the British empire and to improve conditions for Britain's colonial subjects.

The man who put Human Rights on the map!
A writer and revolutionary, whose legacy contributes to furthering; liberty, democracy, human rights and justice.