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Famous Firsts - United Kingdom

Name the famous firsts that relate to the United Kingdom.
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Last updated: January 10, 2021
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First prime minsiter
Sir Robert Walpole
First female prime minister
Margaret Thatcher
Inventor of first steam locomotive
Richard Trevithick
First official queen regnant
Mary I
First actor to play Doctor Who
William Hartnell
First actor to play James Bond
Sean Connery
First wife of Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon
The first ever vaccine treated this disease
Smallpox
First postage stamp
Penny Black
First Shakespeare play performed
Henry VI Part 2
First bridge made of cast iron
The Iron Bridge
First university
Oxford
First singer to win Eurovision
Sandie Shaw
First woman elected to Westminster Parliament
Constance Markievicz
First football team
Sheffield F.C.
First book published in English
The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye
First building to overtake the Great Pyramid as world's tallest building
Lincoln Cathedral
1 Comments
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Level 78
Jan 10, 2021
Amazing quiz!!