Today the Tories release 'key Britons' list:-
1. Saint Columba (521-597) - Christianity in Britain
2. Alfred the Great (849-899) - The Kingdom of England
3. Henry II (1133-1189) - The common law
4. Simon de Montfort (1208-1265) - Parliament
5. James IV of Scotland (1473-1517) - The Kingdom of Scotland
6. Thomas Gresham (1519-1579) - The stock market
7. Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) - The British Army
8. Isaac Newton (1643-1727) - The Royal Society
9. Robert Clive (1725-1774) - The British Empire
10. Sir Robert Peel (1778-1850) - The police
11. Millicent Fawcett (1847-1929) - Universal suffrage
12. Nye Bevan (1897-1960) - The National Health Service
source: BBC
Who would be in your top 12 Briton list of modern times or of all time?