Person    | Female  Born 1223  Died 25/6/1291

Queen Eleanor of Provence

Categories: Royalty

Countries: France

Queen Eleanor of Provence

French noblewoman who married King Henry III and became consort queen, 1236 until his death in 1272. 

Eleanor was the "my fair lady" in "London Bridge is falling down", since she was apparently responsible for misappropriating the maintenance funds.

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Queen Eleanor of Provence

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London Bridge - information/viewing panel

Unveiled by the Duke of Gloucester, this is actually an "interpretation panel...

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Prince Lee Boo

Prince Lee Boo

Second son of Abba Thulle, ruler of Coorooraa in the Pelew Islands. He was brought to Britain by Captain Henry Wilson, who had been rescued and given hospitality by the islanders when his ship foun...

Person, Royalty

1 memorial
King Richard I

King Richard I

Richard the Lionheart.  Born Oxford, son of Henry II. King of England 6 July 1189 - death. Also ruled parts of France. More French than English, he spent much of his live in Southern Europe, mainly...

Person, Royalty, Cyprus, France, Israel/Palestine

1 memorial
King Charles III

King Charles III

Patron of the Goon Show Preservation Society. On the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022, Charles, the longest-serving British heir apparent, went from Prince of Wales to K...

Person, Royalty, Seriously Famous

24 memorials
Andrew, Duke of York

Andrew, Duke of York

Third child of Queen Elizabeth II. Born Andrew Albert Christian Edward in the Belgian Suite of Buckingham Palace. He joined the Royal Navy and saw active service as a helicopter pilot in the Falkla...

Person, Armed Forces, Royalty, Argentina

1 memorial
King Albert 1st of Belgium

King Albert 1st of Belgium

Monarch. Born Albert Léopold Clément Marie Meinrad in Brussels. He succeeded to the Belgian throne in December 1909, following the death of his uncle, Leopold II. Died in a mountaineering accident ...

Person, Royalty, Belgium

1 memorial

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Corporation of the City of London

Corporation of the City of London

In addressing the 'square mile' concept Londonist has provided a potted history of the City of London. Worth noting that there are at least two plaques erected by the Corporation outside the City ...

Group, Commerce, Politics & Administration

180 memorials
Robert Graves

Robert Graves

Poet and novelist. Born Robert von Ranke Graves at Red Branch House, Lauriston Road, Wimbledon. Professor of English at Cairo and Professor of Poetry at Oxford. His early poetry included 'Over the ...

Person, Literature, Poetry, Egypt, Spain

1 memorial
A. Bird

A. Bird

Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
St Dunstans gates - 1844

St Dunstans gates - 1844

E1, Stepney High Street

This small plaque is on the inner gate pier to the left of our photo. From London Gardens Online: "The old parsonage was demolished in 17...

1 subject commemorated, 5 creators
Daphne Doreen Abbs

Daphne Doreen Abbs

Daphne Doreen Abbs was born as Daphne Doreen Miles on 25 September 1930. She was the youngest of the three children of Gilbert Redvers Miles (1900-1958) and Lily Rose Miles née Lines (1901-1974). H...

Person, Community / Clubs

1 memorial