* Adrian Goldsworthy ( born 1969 ), British historian and author who writes mostly about ancient Roman history

After the indecisive < ref name =" British historian Townsend Miller "> British historian Townsend Miller: “ But, if the outcome of < nowiki > battle of </ nowiki > Toro, militarily, is debatable, there is no doubt whatsoever as to its enormous psychological and political effects ” in The battle of Toro, 1476, in History Today, volume 14, 1964, p. 270 </ ref > Battle of Toro in 1476 against King Ferdinand II of Aragon, the husband of Isabella I of Castile, he went to France to obtain the assistance of Louis XI, but finding himself deceived by the French monarch, he returned to Portugal in 1477 in very low spirits.

* 1884 – J. C. Squire, British poet, writer, and historian ( d. 1958 )

* 1964 – Niall Ferguson, British historian

Sir Harry Hinsley, a Bletchley veteran and the official historian of British Intelligence during the Second World War, said that Ultra shortened the war by two to four years and that the outcome of the war would have been uncertain without it.

In February 1705, Queen Anne, who had made Marlborough a Duke in 1702, granted him the Park of Woodstock and promised a sum of £ 240, 000 to build a suitable house as a gift from a grateful crown in recognition of his victory – a victory which British historian Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy considered one of the pivotal battles in history, writing – " Had it not been for Blenheim, all Europe might at this day suffer under the effect of French conquests resembling those of Alexander in extent and those of the Romans in durability.

While the British military historian Sir John Keegan suggested an ideal definition of battle as " something which happens between two armies leading to the moral then physical disintegration of one or the other of them ", the origins and outcomes of battles can rarely be summarized so neatly.

According to the British historian Misha Glenny the murder in March 1929 of Toni Schlegel, editor of a pro-Yugoslavian newspaper Novosti, brought a " furious response " from the regime.

Cyril Northcote Parkinson ( 30 July 1909 – 9 March 1993 ) was a British naval historian and author of some sixty books, the most famous of which was his bestseller Parkinson's Law, which led him to be also considered as an important scholar within the field of public administration.

There were many great encyclopedists throughout Chinese history, including the scientist and statesman Shen Kuo ( 1031 – 1095 ) with his Dream Pool Essays of 1088, the statesman, inventor, and agronomist Wang Zhen ( active 1290 – 1333 ) with his Nong Shu of 1313, and the written Tiangong Kaiwu of Song Yingxing ( 1587 – 1666 ), the latter of whom was termed the " Diderot of China " by British historian Joseph Needham.

Edward Palmer Thompson ( 3 February 1924 – 28 August 1993 ) was a British historian, writer, socialist and peace campaigner.

* 1936 – Charles Harding Firth, British historian ( b. 1857 )

* 1945 – Simon Schama, British historian

* 1899 – Sir Arthur Bryant, British historian ( d. 1985 )

Some like the British Marxist historian Timothy Mason have argued that the Second World War was a direct effect of the German economic system, which made expansionism necessary for domestic prosperity, indeed, survival ; and which made Jingoism necessary for the quelling of class conflicts.

Hadrian is considered by many historians to have been wise and just: Schiller called him " the Empire's first servant ", and British historian Edward Gibbon admired his " vast and active genius ", as well as his " equity and moderation ".

The British historian Joseph Needham and the American historian Robert Temple write that the practice of inoculation for smallpox began in China during the 10th century.

Punch historian M. H. Spielmann, who knew Tenniel, understood that the political clout contained in his Punch cartoons was capable of “ swaying parties and people, too … ( the cartoons ) exercised great influence ” on the ideas of popular reform skirting throughout the British public.

* 1970 – B. H. Liddell Hart, British historian ( b. 1895 )

* 1834 – Lord Acton, British historian ( d. 1902 )

His friendship with Thomas Clarkson – abolitionist campaigner and the first historian of the British abolition movement – aroused his interest in slavery.

* 2011: Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema ( Harry Potter series, joined by J. K. Rowling, David Heyman, David Barron, David Yates and Mike Newell, shared with Harry Potter cast and crew )

" David Pawson, a British pastor, decries this association as " libelous " when attributed to Arminius ' or Wesley's doctrine.

British explorer David Thompson was the first European to navigate the entire length of the Columbia River in 1811.

* 1942 – David Bradley, British actor

* 2003 – David Greene, British director ( b. 1921 )

In 1992, David Thacker directed a British television adaptation with Juliet Stevenson, Trevor Eve and David Calder.

With the assistance of John Nash and David Heller, both British members of the Borland Board, the company was taken public on London's Unlisted Securities Market ( USM ) in 1986.

During the few years after its foundation the British Museum received several further gifts, including the Thomason Collection of Civil War Tracts and David Garrick's library of 1, 000 printed plays, but yet contained few ancient relics recognisable to visitors of the modern museum.

Following the publication of the Declaration the British had dispatched Commander David George Hogarth to see Hussein in January 1918 bearing the message that the " political and economic freedom " of the Palestinian population was not in question.

" On the publication of the Saville report the British prime minister, David Cameron, made a formal apology on behalf of the United Kingdom.

In his speech to the House of Commons on the Inquiry, British Prime Minister David Cameron stated: " These are shocking conclusions to read and shocking words to have to say.

Today, the film is seen by the British Film Institute as one of Chaplin's " great features ", while David Robinson says it shows the star at " his unrivalled peak as a creator of visual comedy.

An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass ( British Columbia ) | Rogers Pass as seen in a 1988 photo by David R. Spencer.

* Doctor ( played by David Cann ): " The Doctor " is a seemingly " normal " physician working in a standard British medical practice.

Image: President Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at Camp David 1986. jpg | British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President Ronald Reagan walk at Camp David in 1986.

Hayek saw the British philosophers Bernard Mandeville, David Hume, Adam Smith, Adam Ferguson, Josiah Tucker, Edmund Burke and William Paley as representative of a tradition that articulated beliefs in empiricism, the common law, and in traditions and institutions which had spontaneously evolved but were imperfectly understood.

In 2011, British Prime Minister David Cameron informed the British House of Commons that his proposals to reform the rules governing royal succession, a change which would require the approval of all Commonwealth realms, were to be discussed at the 28 – 30 October CHOGM in Perth.

* 1965 – David Harewood, British actor

* 1841 – David Daniel Davis, British politician ( b. 1777 )

* 1930 – David Piper, British race car driver