They often carried the title of master builder, or surveyor, after serving a number of years as an apprentice ( such as Sir Christopher Wren ).

: Sir Christopher Wren

Elizabeth's reign is known as the Elizabethan era, famous above all for the flourishing of English drama, led by playwrights such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, and for the seafaring prowess of English adventurers such as Sir Francis Drake.

With the exception of Lord Burghley, the most important politicians had died around 1590: The Earl of Leicester in 1588, Sir Francis Walsingham in 1590, Sir Christopher Hatton in 1591.

The work consists of four ‘ books ’, the first addressed to the Queen, the second to Leicester, the third to Lord Burghley, and the fourth to Oxford, Sir Christopher Hatton, and Leicester's nephew Philip Sidney, with whom he would famously quarrel.

He appealed to Burghley to intervene with the Queen on his behalf, but his father-in-law repeatedly put the matter in the hands of Sir Christopher Hatton.

Another of Oxford's men was slain that month, and in March Burghley wrote to Sir Christopher Hatton about the death of one of Knyvet's men, thanking Hatton for his efforts " to bring some good end to these troublesome matters betwixt my Lord and Oxford and Mr Thomas Knyvet ".

He pushed onwards in his lone flagship, now renamed the Golden Hind in honour of Sir Christopher Hatton ( after his coat of arms ).

Georgian succeeded the English Baroque of Sir Christopher Wren, Sir John Vanbrugh, Thomas Archer, William Talman, and Nicholas Hawksmoor.

The devastating effects of the fire converted the development of insurance " from a matter of convenience into one of urgency, a change of opinion reflected in Sir Christopher Wren's inclusion of a site for ' the Insurance Office ' in his new plan for London in 1667.

* 1660 – At Gresham College, 12 men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society.

These include the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the London Classical Players under the direction of Sir Roger Norrington and the Academy of Ancient Music under Christopher Hogwood, among others.

The Trumpington Street Façade with the College Chapel on the right, the first building to be built by Sir Christopher Wren

Pembroke College is home to the first chapel designed by Sir Christopher Wren and is also one of the Cambridge colleges to have educated a British prime minister, William Pitt the Younger.

Guy Fawkes, an English soldier, along with other recusants or converts, including, among others, Sir Robert Catesby, Christopher Wright, John Wright and Thomas Percy, was arrested and charged with attempting to blow up Parliament on 5 November 1605.

* Colonel Christopher Brandon — a close friend of Sir John Middleton.

Along with the inventor and microscopist Robert Hooke ( 1635 – 1703 ), Sir Christopher Wren ( 1632 – 1723 ) and Sir Isaac Newton ( 1642 – 1727 ), English scientist and astronomer Edmond Halley ( 1656 – 1742 ) was trying to develop a mechanical explanation for planetary motion.

Nevile ’ s Court was completed in the late 17th century when the Wren Library, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, was built.

** Sir Christopher Lee, English actor

* October 20 – Sir Christopher Wren, English architect, astronomer, and mathematician ( d. 1723 )

* February 25 – Sir Christopher Wren, English architect, astronomer, and mathematician ( b. 1632 )

* November 28 – At Gresham College in London, twelve men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray meet after a lecture by Wren and decide to found " a College for the Promoting of Physico-Mathematicall Experimentall Learning " ( later known as the Royal Society ).

According to biographer Sir Christopher Frayling, Leone was deeply hurt by the studio-imposed editing and poor commercial reception of Once Upon a Time in America in North America.

Commentary is also provided by film experts and historians such as John Carpenter, John Milius, Alex Cox, film historian and Leone biographer Sir Christopher Frayling, Dr. Sheldon Hall, as well as actors Claudia Cardinale and Gabriele Ferzetti, and director Bernardo Bertolucci, a co-writer of the film.

* Sir Christopher Frayling: 2004 – February 2009 ; Rector of the Royal College of Art ( London )

British critic Sir Christopher Frayling identifies three principal sources for A Fistful of Dollars: " Partly derived from Kurosawa's samurai film Yojimbo, partly from Dashiell Hammett's novel Red Harvest ( 1929 ), but most of all from Carlo Goldoni's eighteenth-century play Servant of Two Masters.

Signatories included Karsten Schubert, Maureen Paley, Michael Craig-Martin, Angela and Matthew Flowers, Professor Christopher Frayling, Rene Gimpel, Susan Hiller, John Hoyland, Sarah Kent, Nicholas Logsdail, George Melly, Sandy Nairne, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, Bridget Riley, Michelle Roberts, Richard Shone, Marina Warner, Natalie Wheen, and Rachel Whiteread.

In more recent times, the University boasts one of Europe's largest collections of life scientists, as well as having been the training ground of numerous politicians, including former First Minister Donald Dewar, fomer leader of the Liberal Democrats and current Rector of the University Charles Kennedy, Liam Fox, John Smith, Sir Menzies Campbell and current Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

In the Iberian Peninsula, Portugal's and Spain's university heads or presidents have the title Magnífico Reitor / Rector Magnífico, and are usually styled, in official ceremonies, with the denomination of " Most Excellent and Illustrious Sir or Lord ".

At least one other recent Lincoln Rector, Sir Maurice Shock, enjoyed a prior career in British intelligence, although there is little evidence to substantiate the college's reputation as a recruiting ground for spies.

His father was Henry Liddell, Rector of Easington ( 1787 – 1872 ), the younger son of Sir Henry Liddell, 5th Baronet ( 1749 – 1791 ) and the former Elizabeth Steele.

The description reads: " The first Session was begun by Gavin Dunbar, Archbishop of Glasgow ; Alexander Myln, Abbot of Cambuskenneth, Lord President ; Master Richard Bothuile, Rector of Ashkirk ; Sir John Dingwell, Provost of the Church of the Holy Trinity, near Edinburgh ; Master Henry Quhyte, Rector of the Church of Finhaven ; Master William Gibson, Dean of the Collegiate Church of Restlerig ; Master Thomas Hay, Dean of the Collegiate Church of Dunbar, all elected by our Sovereign Lord the King.

Arthur Fane ( 1809 – 1872 ), Prebendary of Salisbury, Rector of Fulbeck, Lincolnshire, 2nd son of General Sir Henry Fane ( d. 1840 ), GCB, of Fulbeck Hall, commander-in-chief of the army of the East India Company, grandson of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland.

Sir Henry Thomas Tizard FRS ( 23 August 1885 in Gillingham, Kent – 9 October 1959 in Fareham, Hampshire ) was an English chemist and inventor and past Rector of Imperial College.

* 2001 Sir Richard Sykes appointed Rector of Imperial College

The advowson was purchased in 1931, without the knowledge of the Rector and Parochial Church Council, by the evangelical Sir Charles King-Harman.

Sir John Deane was born in Shurlach, between Davenham and the Rudheath district of Northwich, but rose to become Rector of Great St Bartholomew in Smithfield, London ,< ref name =" dan1 "> In 1893, Old Wittonians placed a brass in Sir John's memory in his former parish church.

The Booths ' even older baronetcy title then devolved upon a distant cousin, the Rev Sir George Booth, Rector of Ashton-under-Lyne, although the family's representation in the House of Lords had ceased ; the Delamer title was later recreated ( as Delamere ) in 1821 for the Cholmondeley family, kinsmen of the Marquesses of Cholmondeley and the Cholmeley baronets.

The third Baronet was succeeded by a kinsman, Sir Walter Ernle ( 1676 – 1732 ), 4th Baronet, of Conock, in the parish of Chirton, Wiltshire, who died childless, and was succeeded by his younger brother, the Reverend Sir John Ernle ( circa 1680 / 1-1724 ), 5th Baronet, Rector of All Cannings, Wiltshire, who was predeceased by his only son.

Prior to the MRC, Sir Leszek was Deputy Rector at Imperial College London.

Sir Everton Weekes ( centre ) with the Rector of St. James Church and guests, February 2007.

* Sir Richard Yeoman / Yeman ,( Rector ) burnt 10 July at Norwich, Norfolk

James Walter Lascelles ( 1831 – 1901 ), Canon of Ripon Cathedral and Rector at Goldsborough, married Emma Clara Miles ( 1830 – 1911 ), daughter of Sir William Miles, 1st Baronet and had nine children.

Second World War hero Sir Douglas Bader grew up at the parsonage in the village when his father was Rector of St Mary's.