Medieval Celebrities

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1. I am known as 'The Greatest Knight' of them all. I served several English kings and at one point was regent of England. I was a wealthy magnate receiving most of my Irish and Welsh lands through my marriage. William Marshall Gilbert Marshall John Marshall Walter Marshall

2. How turbulent I really was could be open to debate but I certainly was not the most popular Archbishop of Canterbury although my relationship with the King started off well. Thomas Becket Archbishop Lanfranc Bishop Anselm Bishop of Winchester (Henry of Blois)

3. I was known as the 'Maid of Orleans' although the English probably had a few more choice names for me. The apparent voices I heard encouraged me to great things before I met a nasty end burnt at the stake. Joan of Arc Joan of Kent Joan of Jerusalem Joan of Acre

4. I was once Guardian of Scotland and legend has it that after suffering a resounding defeat at the hands of the English I watched a spider endeavour to spin its web which then spurred me to victory. Duncan Alexander III Robert the Bruce Macbeth

5. I'm famous for some tales from Canterbury, but what is less known is that I was distantly related to the English royal family through my marriage to Philippa de Roet. William Shakespeare Dante Bede Geoffrey Chaucer

6. I was the Penguin publisher of my time. My translation of the 'Recuyell of the Histories of Troye' was the first book printed in the English language. However, I did not stop there and printed around about a further hundred books. William Braxton William Caxton Edward Caxtin Henry Raxton

7. One could say I was the epitome of Renaissance Man. The saying 'jack-of-all- trades, master of none' did not apply to me as I excelled in whatever I did whether it was science, mathamatics or the arts. Leonardo da Vinci Donatello Sandro Boticelli Raphael Sanzio

8. I was a Portuguese explorer. With the help of the Spanish king I began the first attempt to circumnavigate the globe. Unfortunately, I did not make it as a little disagreement with some chiefs in the Philippines resulted in my death. Ferdinand Magellan Christopher Columbus Marco Polo James Cook

9. My nickname was the Kingmaker, and I had a huge influence in The Wars of The Roses - at least I did until I met my end in one of those battles. Richard Neville Lord Rivers George Duke of Clarence Richard Duke of Gloucester

10. I led the 'revolting peasants' in an poll tax rebellion. However, after upsetting the King I met a grisly end at Smithfield. Simon Sudbury John Ball Wat Tyler Sir William Walworth