Renowned as a fashion illustrator, Oscar-winning costume designer, social caricaturist and writer, Cecil Beaton – ‘The King of Vogue’ – was an extraordinary force in the 20th-century British and ...

Painter and horticulturalist. After extensive studies abroad, Morris developed a distinctive, often rather primitive post-Impressionist style for portraits, landscapes and highly decorative still-life ...

Emmet was the quintessential Irish republican hero. His Dublin insurrection on 23 July 1803 ended in failure but his fame rests on his defence in court rather than his actions.

Elizabeth de St. Michel married Samuel Pepys when she was only fourteen years of age, not an uncommon practice in the seventeenth century. Their early years together were marked by ill health and lack ...

Despite childhood illnesses and lack of formal education, Caroline Herschel defied contemporary expectations by becoming a celebrated astronomer. Her achievements include preparing an index to ...

Political leader, activist and religious and social reformer. Born in Porbandar, India, Gandhi left for London in 1888 to study law at University College. His first major job was as a legal advisor in ...

As a young man, Prout tried to earn a living as an illustrator and accompanied the historical painter B. R. Haydon on a tour of Devon. He produced some good work but his drawings were not of a ...

Of Jewish Italian ancestry, Baron Sterling Henry Nahum was born in Manchester. He took up documentary film-making in 1933, before establishing a photographic studio three years later in London. He was ...

Bell was a leading surgeon in Edinburgh's medical community. He was particularly well known for his lectures and teaching, and is now regarded as a pioneer of modern vascular surgery. Bell was also a ...

Architect, writer, designer and ecclesiologist; leader of the Gothic revival movement; converted to Roman Catholicism in 1835; designed many churches including St. Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham and St.

Baron Studios (active 1954-1974), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 1302 portraits. Count Zichy (Count Theodor Zichy) (1908-1987), Actor, photographer, film director and film producer.

Pender started his career as a textile merchant. He is best remembered for his work on submarine cables, of which he was a promoter. When a transatlantic cable was proposed in 1856, Pender was one of ...