I love the way the Brits see themselves as "bulldogs" but the entire world sees them as "poodles"
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Shahmaran you will never understand what its like to be part of a great country with the history of great warriors & leaders. Here is a hand full of some of the greatest humans who have walked this earth and have been British:
1.Winston Churchill, (1874-1965), Prime Minister (1940-1945, 1951–1955)
2.Isambard Kingdom Brunel, (1806–1859), engineer, creator of Great Western Railway and other significant works
3.Charles Darwin (1809–1882), naturalist, originator of the theory of evolution through natural selection and author of On the Origin of Species, regarded by many as one of the greatest figures in the history of science
4.William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English poet and playwright, thought of by many as the greatest of all writers in the English language
5.Sir Isaac Newton (1643–1727), physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, and alchemist, regarded by many as one of the greatest figures in the history of science
7.Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533–1603), monarch, (reigned 1558–1603)
8.Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758–1805), naval commander
9.Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), Lord Protector
10.Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922), polar explorer
11.Captain James Cook (1728–1779), explorer
12.Alfred the Great (849?–899), King of Wessex, (reigned 871–899)
13.Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), military commander, statesman and Prime Minister
14.Queen Victoria (1819–1901), monarch (reigned 1837–1901)
15.Professor Stephen Hawking (born 1942), theoretical physicist