Queen consort of George II. Born Ansbach. She and her husband came to Britain in 1714 when he became heir presumptive to the English throne. Politically aligned with Robert Walpole. She acted as Regent when George was away in Hanover on four occasions. She had a big impact on the look of London when she acquired the western section of Hyde Park to add to her gardens at Kensington Palace. She had the Long Water and the Serpentine created from the ponds that were already there, and built a ha-ha to keep deer and other undesirables out of her garden. A queen with a happy marriage, not to be confused with Queen Caroline of Brunswick who unhappily married King George IV.
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Queen Caroline of Anspach
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Alexander Cruden
Camden Passage (link now dead) had a picture of the unveiling by Poet Laureat...
Buck Hill bastion
This is really an information board rather than a plaque and has a number of ...
Ha-ha in Hyde Park
We find the terminology used on the information board confusing; 'bastion' is...
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Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
The 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II, the first such celebration in the history of the British monarchy. The Platinum Jubilee weekend was 2-5 June 2022 but celebrations were ...
1 memorial
King Charles II
Reigned: 1660 - 1685. Born at St James's Palace. The son of the beheaded Charles I, he was the king "restored" to the throne after the civil war. Married Catherine of Braganza in 1662 but she prod...
17 memorials
Mahomet Weyonomon
A Mohegan Sachem (chief), grandson of Sachem Oweneco and well-educated, writing several languages including English and Latin. The Mohegans became allies of the English, helping the first settlers ...
1 memorial
1 memorial
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 re...
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