He then went to Magdalen College, Oxford where he gained a first class degree in modern history.

Nagórski failed to find Sedov's expedition, but he gained valuable experience as the first polar aviator in history.

Hanaoka gained a place in Japanese history when laborers among the 986 Chinese taken there in 1944 rebelled against harsh conditions.

Murdoch attended University of Canterbury, where he gained a first class Masters degree with honours in history.

Interviews have confirmed the fruit only recently gained importance in Chinese history.

It gained notoriety as one of the worst public housing schemes in British history and was marred by serious construction and design errors.

His son, William Bell was a businessman and militia officer who gained some notability in Canadian history.

After returning to Staffordshire to run his family farm, he gained a second degree, in history and economic history, from the University of Birmingham.

Their exploits on the battlefield were exemplary and they gained an illustrious place in Italian military history.

In his second year he gained firsts in constitutional and legal history and in modern political institutions.