Samuel Johnson
18th-century English writer, critic, editor and lexicographer whose Dictionary of the English Language had far-reaching effects on the development of Modern English.
18th-century English writer, critic, editor and lexicographer whose Dictionary of the English Language had far-reaching effects on the development of Modern English.
Three members of the Samuel family who were executed for witchcraft in Huntingdonshire in 1593.
Collective name given to the 31 people accused of witchcraft in the English county of Essex between 1566 and 1589.
Ceramic designer and artist born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, who trained as an architect but changed career and went to work for Burmantofts Pottery.
English poet, classics scholar, and founder member of the Society for Psychical Research.
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English artist (1814–1886) who became a professional miniature painter in 1835, later focusing on landscapes and portraits of children.
Victorian painter, principally of genre and historical subjects.
Blacksmith and self-taught artist whose major work, The Forge, was completed in 1847.
English portrait painter particularly recognised for his fairy paintings.