Born to the King of Castile she was aged 13 when she married the future King of England, Edward I. It was a political, arranged marriage which seems to have been happy and successful as well, if 16 children is anything to go by.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Queen Eleanor of Castile
Commemorated ati
Charing Cross
Around the monument are 8 standing, crowned statues of Eleanor. This is a rec...
Queen Eleanor's Cross
So, is this the "centre" of London? Londonist provides some alternatives.
Other Subjects
Queen Elizabeth I
Daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Born Greenwich Palace. Succeeded her half-sister Queen Mary I. Reigned: 1553 - 1603. Never married, no children, so followed by James I. Elizabeth I...
26 memorials
Baynard’s Castle
There have been two buildings known as Baynard's Castle, on different sites. Just to the east of where Blackfriars station now stands Ralph Baynard erected a Norman fortification in about 1000. Th...
1 memorial
King Olav V of Norway
Born Prince Alexander of Denmark in Sandringham, Norfolk. Parents: Haakon VII (first King of Norway following the dissolution of the union with Sweden) and Maud of Wales (daughter of our Edward VII...
3 memorials
Sophia Duleep Singh
Princess Sophia Alexandrovna Duleep Singh was a prominent suffragette in the UK. Her father was Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh, who had been taken from his kingdom of Punjab to the British Raj, and was ...
1 memorial
Lord Guilford Dudley / Guildford Dudley
Son of John Dudley and husband of Lady Jane Grey - see there for more information.
1 memorial