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© Derek Voller, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Mrs Clements of Durham is not a household name, but the product she invented is.
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Arkwright invented the factory, without which modern life would be impossible.
© Derek Harper, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Fate and a vicious professional thief named Fagin conspire to trap orphan Oliver Twist into a life of crime.
© RonitGutman, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Two men fed up with Athenian politics decide to build a city in the sky.
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The young monk taught some hard-hearted pagans a lesson they’d never forget.
© Roger May, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
His alpaca-wool mills near Bradford proved the social benefits of private enterprise in the right hands.