Biography

Darwin worked very hard and neglected his health.

Shakespeare’s works were published seven years after the poet’s death in 1623 under the title “Mr. William Shakespeare Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies.” The contemporary title of the first collection is “First Folio.”

Michelangelo loved Florence, but his most exciting assignments were in Rome.

She was also a gambling enthusiast - in her late 40s she lost more than £3,000 on horse racing.

The city of Bath in the county of Somerset is home to the Jane Austen Centre.

During one of his first journeys, Darwin received a special gift.

He made his public debut in Vienna in 1795.

"The Aeneid" - the epic by the Roman poet Virgil is a direct reference to the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey".

When Bonaparte was sixteen, his father died.

On his return to Spain, the ailing Columbus requested an audience at court, but his greatest protector, Isabella of Castile, was already dead, and King Ferdinand was unwilling to receive him.