Sir Walter Raleigh: Elizabethan explorer, Best known for bringing the potato and tobacco to England, Started a British colony in North America which he named Virginia, King James I disliked him and sentenced him to death, Robert Clive: Led East India Company, Became Governor of Bengal in 1750s, He made the poor Indian people pay high taxes which led to famine killing millions, He made around £700 million (in today's money), He bought a diamond necklace for his wife's pet ferret, Prince Albert: Adored husband of Queen Victoria, Fought for the abolition of slavery, He was not against the empire, he profited from the wealth, His wife became the Empress of India, Major-General Charles Gordon: Officer in the British Army , Became the Governor of Sudan in Africa, Helped civilians in Sudan during a revolt and was killed, British saw him as a true hero, Mahatma Gandhi: Leader of the movement to end British rule in India, Non-violent protest and famous for the Salt March in 1930s, He was arrested, He helped achieve Independence for India in 1947, Charles Ignatius Sancho: Black writer, composer and social campaigner in London in 1700s, First black man in Britain to vote and first to publish music, Born on a slave ship but sent to London to work for 3 sisters, Played a big part in abolition of slavery but no statue of him!,

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