FabSwingers.com forum: Historical figures

By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago

London

Which historical or political figure do you admire?

Educate me on people I should know about.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mad" Jack Churchill. A Royal Army Colonel who fought in World War II with a longbow and a broadsword, escaped two different concentration camps, played bagpipes in a trench while being surrounded on all sides by enemy soldiers, and lamented that the war was over because it meant he couldn't kill Nazis anymore.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Marie Curie

Rosalind Franklin

Harriet Tubman

If you want to know more, I can probably oblige! There are many more.

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By *ealthy_and_HungMan
over a year ago

Princes Risborough, Luasanne, Alderney

William Price (llantrisant)

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By *ud and BryanCouple
over a year ago

Boston, Lincolnshire

Sir William Marshall

Edward III

Henry IV

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Hannibal

Claudius

Hypatia

Song Dynasty

Benin

..just delve and enjoy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My Nainy for her cracking Welsh Rarebit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All Black people (except one) sorry not sorry.

James Baldwin

Fred Hampton

Stuart Hall

Pierre Bourdieu

Angela Davis and Paul Gilroy (I know they’re still alive but

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

You might want to clarify which Stuart Hall, Steve.

I assume there was more than one

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By *orthmanMan
over a year ago

Kendal

"You might want to clarify which Stuart Hall, Steve.

I assume there was more than one

Er, yes, I think that might be a VERY good idea. The iconic presenter of the hit 1970s 'It's a Knockout' TV show experienced a dramatic fall from grace in 2013. That is certainly not 'your' Stuart Hall.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Too many. But Nikola Tesla, Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo were ridiculously ahead of their times and such absolute enigmas we may probably never know the reach of their impact.

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By *orthmanMan
over a year ago

Kendal

Ernest Shackleton. What a mighty fine man.

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

James Clarke Maxwell

Collin Gubbins

Albert Goering

John Henry Poynting (for posterity reasons)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mike Baldwin . Arthur fowler ken Barlow. Oh you mean real people sry

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You might want to clarify which Stuart Hall, Steve.

I assume there was more than one

Nah I’m on about the Black sociologist Stuart Hall. Love him very much he’s inspired me.

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

Ma baker

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

Nelson Mandela

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Which historical or political figure do you admire?

Educate me on people I should know about.

Rasputin

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Theodore Roosevelt, and Robert Johnson spring to mind, and also Diogenes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Mad" Jack Churchill. A Royal Army Colonel who fought in World War II with a longbow and a broadsword, escaped two different concentration camps, played bagpipes in a trench while being surrounded on all sides by enemy soldiers, and lamented that the war was over because it meant he couldn't kill Nazis anymore.

Solid choice.

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By *aptain Caveman41Man
over a year ago

Home

Thomas j Clarke

Sean mac Diarmada

Thomas Mcdonagh

Padraig Pierce

Eamonn Ceannt

James Connolly

Joseph Mary plunkett

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

George Patton..

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By *ampWithABrainWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Some great suggestions here - I’m forwarding Nellie Bly, look at her investigations into the treatment of supposedly “crazy” women in asylums

Lady Jane grey - obsessed with her as a kid, stubborn, outspoken and brave a queen for 9 days executed amid the whole catholic/Protestant Tudor mess. Dignified and stoic to the end

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By *romageFraiseWoman
over a year ago

London

Check out the book/website/theatre production (coming to Canterbury and Edinburgh) of Fantastically Great Women who changed the world. You won't regret it x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hitler.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hitler."

Excuse me??

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By *untocum1000TV/TS
over a year ago

newmarket

"Hitler.

Excuse me??"
ok .....so he may have got some bad press ...

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By *romageFraiseWoman
over a year ago

London

Interesting... So what is it you admire?

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

"George Patton.."

Y'man was an arrogant arsehole. Very similar to Montgomery in that respect

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Boudicca, Joan of Arc and the Marquis De Sade - all because of their drive, passion and commitment.

Also all the early scientists that faced death or persecution for sharing their knowledge.

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By *jorkishMan
over a year ago

Seaforth

Nelson Mandela

Ruby Bridges

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Alexander Fleming.

Louis Pasteur.

Edward Jenner.

Many, many others whose medical work saved millions of lives.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

George Bernard Shaw,a left-wing polemicist.. arguably the most important English-language playwright after Shakespeare.His sharp wit, deep and dark sarcasm is unreal.Please look him up and don't miss him.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Alexander Fleming.

Louis Pasteur.

Edward Jenner.

Many, many others whose medical work saved millions of lives."

Fleming's contribution to penicillin as an actual useful drug is overstated. Yes, he observed it and named it, but he was not involved in purifying it and working out how to produce it in quantities useful for therapy. That honour goes to Howard Florey and Ernest Chain. Woefully under appreciated scientists in the penicillin story.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Alan Turing. His work during WW2 cracking the enigma code still underrated in my opinion.

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

"Alan Turing. His work during WW2 cracking the enigma code still underrated in my opinion. "

He was pretty great, but he was just another gear in the great war machine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Alan Turing. His work during WW2 cracking the enigma code still underrated in my opinion. "

When studied Turing machine as part of my introduction to computer science I always had a great respect for this man. Its such a shame that the Enigma code breaker was prosecuted because he was a gay.

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By *otNewMan
over a year ago

Nearby

If you're into podcasts try "And the rest is history" - a lighter look at some very (historically) important people and times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Eleanora d'Arborea, who reigned over Sardinia around the 1300's and 1400's (can't remember exact dates). Amazing woman and centuries ahead of her time

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

"Alexander Fleming.

Louis Pasteur.

Edward Jenner.

Many, many others whose medical work saved millions of lives.

Fleming lived very close to where I live and we went to the same school. Albeit a couple of years apart.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Alan Turing. His work during WW2 cracking the enigma code still underrated in my opinion.

He was pretty great, but he was just another gear in the great war machine"

Mate Alan Turing was just not about his role in WW2, he was one of the pioneers of of

Computation and formalizing algorithm.

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

I have read a bit about Admiral Lord Cochrane. He was in 4 different navys, a mercenary, politician, served some time in jail for a stock exchange fraud and he was the inspiration for CS Forrester's Horatio Hornblower.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Alan Turing. His work during WW2 cracking the enigma code still underrated in my opinion.

He was pretty great, but he was just another gear in the great war machine

Mate Alan Turing was just not about his role in WW2, he was one of the pioneers of of

Computation and formalizing algorithm."

Thank you!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Alan Turing. His work during WW2 cracking the enigma code still underrated in my opinion.

He was pretty great, but he was just another gear in the great war machine"

Another cog which made your existence possible!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shirley Temple. In addition to being the biggest child stars in the 30s she became a diplomat to Ghana and Czechoslovakia.

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

"Shirley Temple. In addition to being the biggest child stars in the 30s she became a diplomat to Ghana and Czechoslovakia."

Wow that’s great movie trivia!

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Samuel Pepys. His diary covers The Great Fire of London, the plague, war with the Dutch and getting flirty with the maids.

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By *romageFraiseWoman
over a year ago

London

This definitely had to be one of my favouritest fab threads, lots of knowledge! More threads like this please

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mary Wollstonecraft, often considered the mother of feminism.

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By *ames-77Man
over a year ago

milton keynes

Vlad Dracul

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By *ames-77Man
over a year ago

milton keynes

If you like history and don't know much about count Vlad Dracul (count Dracula) read about him

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

I love reading biographies of people I admire, it’s like free mentoring !

Some of my favourites ; Jonny cash, Nelson Mandella, Catherine Booth, John Major, Abdulla Occlan, generally people who dealt with pretty bad shit to achieve greatness.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ram Dass

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By *ames-77Man
over a year ago

milton keynes

"I love reading biographies of people I admire, it’s like free mentoring !

Some of my favourites ; Jonny cash, Nelson Mandella, Catherine Booth, John Major, Abdulla Occlan, generally people who dealt with pretty bad shit to achieve greatness. "

Anyone who tries to change the system and do good for the people get killed .. JFK tried to take the banks back from Rothchilds to belong to America got killed.. Abraham Lincoln same story.. Tesla said he can provide free electric for the whole of America found dead in his hotel .. anyone who challenges the Elite disappear

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By *VineMan
over a year ago

The right place

Joseph Bazelgette

Nikola Tesla

Katherine Johnson

Jesus

Ghandi

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By *ames-77Man
over a year ago

milton keynes

"Joseph Bazelgette

Nikola Tesla

Katherine Johnson

Jesus

Ghandi

What about Buddha ?

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By *VineMan
over a year ago

The right place

"Joseph Bazelgette

Nikola Tesla

Katherine Johnson

Jesus

Ghandi

What about Buddha ? "

Yes him too. It's not an exhaustive list

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By *atfuckerbristolMan
over a year ago

Wells

John Stuart Mill

James Madison

Florence Nightingale

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By *ero200Man
over a year ago

staffs

Guy Gibson

Barnes Wallace

Sir Arthur Bomber Harris

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