Over the centuries Hertfordshire has had its fair share of heroes - some of them well-known inside and outside their own county; others contented to be recognised only at home.
This book pays homage to both kinds of heroes. Who, for instance, has not heard of Graham Hill, the world champion racing driver; Henry Moore, modern England's greatest sculptor; George Bernard Shaw, playwright, philosopher and wit; Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, aeronautical pioneer; Eric Morecambe, comic genius; and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the late Queen Mother?
Their stories, together with those of Robert Cecil, counsellor to kings and builder of Hatfield House; Dr Arthur Martin-Leake, the man who won the Victoria Cross twice; Aspley Cherry-Gerrard, who went with Scott to the Antarctic; Lady Constance Lytton, a suffragette martyr; Samuel Ryder, the man behind the golfing world's Ryder Cup; and many more go to make up a truly magnificent record of Hertfordshire's great heroes and heroines. They come from all walks of life and from different centuries, but they have one thing in common, their lives are an inspiration to others.
Contents:
Introduction
Acknowledgements
1. Samuel Ryder (1858-1936)
2. Sir Harold Alexander (1891-1969)
3. Florence Barclay (1862-1921)
4. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002)
5. Lady Elizabeth Cathcart (1691-1789)
6. Robert Cecil (1563-1612)
7. Aspley Cherry-Garrard (1886-1959)
8. Sir Geoffrey de Havilland (1882-1965)
9. Thomas Dimsdale (1712-1800)
10. John M. East (1860-1924)
11. Graham Hill (1929-1975)
12. Lady Constance Lytton (1869-1923)
13. Dr Arthur Martin-Leake (1874-1953)
14. Henry Moore (1898-1986)
15. Eric Morecambe (1926-1984)
16. William Leefe Robinson (1895-1918) and Wulstan J. Tempest (1891-1966)
17. George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
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