Famous People
Coventry and Warwickshire is not without its fair share of famous sons and daughters. In the literary world the area can boast the most famous playwright of all, William Shakespeare. Coventry has carved its name in history through the legendary Lady Godiva. In the scientific arena Frank Whittle's role in the invention of the jet engine is at last being given the local recognition it deserves.
LADY GODIVA
Truth or legend, Godiva Processions, pictures ...
GEORGE ELIOT
A brief biography, the George Eliot Fellowship, links ...
GUNPOWDER PLOTTERS
Plotters in Warwickshire.........links
PHILIP LARKIN
Coventry born poet who turned his back on the city ...
TOM MANN
Trade unionist ...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
A brief biography, places to visit, links ...
JOHN BAILEY SHELTON
City Chamberlain of Coventry, local historian and archaeologist ...
ELLEN TERRY
Greatest English actress of the 19th century, born in Coventry ...
FRANK WHITTLE
Co-inventor of the jet engine ...
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on 22 June 1998
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