ANSWERS

1. Gad's Hill Place

Dickens's father had told him as a boy that if he worked hard he might one day own Gad's Hill. Dickens bought it in 1856. He was buried in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey.

2. The Mystery of Edwin Drood

3. The Julio-Claudian dynasty

9 June is the traditional date. Some ancient sources point to 11 June instead. Nero's death was followed by the "Year of the Four Emperors".

4. Klemens von Metternich

5. Michael Foot

6. The Royal Charles

The date is by the Julian calendar used in England (19 June by the Gregorian calendar used by the Dutch). The raid lasted several days. The stern carving of the Royal Charles is still on display in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

7. Joseph McCarthy

8. Secretariat

9. St Columba; Iona

10. Georgia; George II

11. Donald Duck

12. George Stephenson

13. Peter the Great; St Petersburg

Peter was born on 30 May 1672 by the Julian calendar then used in Russia, which is 9 June by the Gregorian calendar.

14. Cole Porter

15. Gibson (the Gibson Les Paul)

16. Carl Nielsen; Danish

17. Family Ties (Michael J. Fox)

18. Tim Burton (Johnny Depp)

19. Natalie Portman; Black Swan

20. Teignmouth (Matt Bellamy)