See Guy Fawkes for the story.
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Gunpowder Plot
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Gunpowder Plot
Monteagle was at dinner when he received the letter so he passed it to a serv...
Other Subjects
Nordahl Grieg
Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist. Our Norwegian consultant, Johanne Elster Hanson, says that "Grieg adored England and spent many periods of his life here. He...
1 memorial
Daniel O'Connell
Irish leader,'The Liberator' or 'The Emancipator'. Born Ireland. Campaigned for the right for Catholics to vote and sit as MPs and also for Ireland to be separated from Great Britain. Came to Londo...
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Ireland, Italy
1 memorial
Irish Heritage
The only reference we can find to this name is a group supporting young Irish musicians and composers. It seems unlikely that they would be connected with the plaque at Brixton Prison.
1 memorial
General Bernardo O'Higgins
Statesman. Born in Chile of both Irish and Spanish descent. Liberated Chile from Spanish rule during the Chilean War of Independence. He is considered one of Chile’s founding fathers and the Chil...
2 memorials
Ho Chi Minh
Communist revolutionary and founder of modern Vietnam. Left Vietnam in 1911 and worked on ships as a kitchen helper. In New York he was a baker at the Parker House Hotel. In 1913 he arrived in Lond...
1 memorial