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|[[Charles Dickens]]
 
|[[Charles Dickens]]
 
|(1812-1870) Greatest English novelist of the Victorian period. Author of many iconic novels and characters which we admire to this day.
 
|(1812-1870) Greatest English novelist of the Victorian period. Author of many iconic novels and characters which we admire to this day.
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|[[Georges Jacques Danton]]
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|(26 October 1759 – 5 April 1794) Famous Jacobin, joined and fully supported revolution but when he saw the reign of terror, Danton took a moderate stance. Danton was subsequently executed.
 
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|[[Christopher Columbus]]
 
|[[Christopher Columbus]]
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|Cotton
 
|Cotton
 
|Cotton is a natural fiber used in clothing. It comes from the seed of the cotton plant. People have grown cotton since 3000 B.C. and traded it for other goods.
 
|Cotton is a natural fiber used in clothing. It comes from the seed of the cotton plant. People have grown cotton since 3000 B.C. and traded it for other goods.
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|Johann Sebastian Bach
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|1685-1750 German composer famous for Fugues, Inventions, English Suites and Passion according to St. Matthew.
 
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|James Clerk Maxwell
 
|James Clerk Maxwell
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(1600 – 24 October 1669) Was an english lawyer, author, political figure and prominent Puritan.
 
(1600 – 24 October 1669) Was an english lawyer, author, political figure and prominent Puritan.
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|[Maximilien Robespierre]
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|1758-1794 French Jacobin who was most responsible for reign of terror. Influenced by Rousseau and unbendingly murdered moderates or any opponents, died in 1794.
 
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|French Revolution
 
|French Revolution

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