Study topic
Famous Britons to know
The handbook names many famous Britons. You don’t need them all, but a core list appears again and again in the test.
Key facts to remember
- ◆ Sir Isaac Newton — described gravity and the laws of motion.
- ◆ Sir Winston Churchill — wartime Prime Minister.
- ◆ Florence Nightingale — pioneer of modern nursing.
- ◆ Sir Tim Berners-Lee — invented the World Wide Web.
- ◆ Emmeline Pankhurst — leader of the suffragette movement.