Famous British People

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  1. 3. A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others by charitable aid or donations, a role Wilberforce also embraced.
  2. 4. A scientist who studies the origin and nature of the universe, a title held by Stephen Hawking.
  3. 5. A woman who campaigned aggressively for the right to vote in the early 20th century, like Emmeline Pankhurst.
  4. 8. A supreme ruler, especially a monarch like Queen Elizabeth I or Queen Victoria.
  5. 10. A person who advocated for the legal prohibition of slavery, such as William Wilberforce.
  6. 11. The skill or art of powerful and persuasive public speaking, a key strength of Winston Churchill.
  7. 13. Relating to the system of government in which the monarch's powers are defined and limited by law, as in the modern British constitutional monarchy.
  8. 14. A large, powerful and influential organization or business
  9. 15. Favoring confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause, a term applied to the later tactics of the suffragettes.
Down
  1. 1. A person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause, such as Elizabeth I was to artists and explorers.
  2. 2. A person who writes plays
  3. 6. The force of attraction that Isaac Newton theorized acts between all objects with mass.
  4. 7. Firm determination to do something, a quality exemplified by Churchill's leadership during the war.
  5. 9. A person who introduces new methods, ideas, or products, a description fitting Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
  6. 12. Producing many works, such as the numerous plays and sonnets written by William Shakespeare.