By tradition Henry VI died here, May 21st 1471.
EC3, Tower of London, Wakefield Tower
Being interior shots our photos are lower quality than usual but we think this just adds atmosphere to the murder scene. The plaque is on the floor in the small chapel where the imprisoned king was supposedly at prayer when he was murdered.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Henry VI's death
Born Windsor, son of Henry V. King of England 1422 - 1461 and 1470 - 1471. Ma...
Ralph Stephen draws our attention to the birth date on this plaque, 1632, when Pepys was actually born 23 February 1633. He surmises th...
2016: Douglas Eaton told us the plaque has gone. Checking on Google Street View history: it was still there in July 2009, then number 30 ...
Frank Matcham (1854 - 1920) theatre architect, designed this theatre. Frank Matcham Society
"Tell Me It's Not True" is a song sung at the end of "Blood Brothers", a musical theatre production which had a 24-year run in the West E...
This WW1 panel was erected in 2013 and is noticeably more modern in style and in better condition than the two WW2 panels flanking it. Ou...
TV presenter and all-round entertainer. Born Edmonton. Sunday Night at the London Palladium, The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, The Price Is Right, Strictly Come Dancing - the shows just...
Not a memorial but we wanted to include this sign, partly for completeness but also, it seems to be fading rapidly. The plaque is in Four...
Mosaic artist. Also wrote poetry in Russian and English. Born Russia. Came to England in 1899 to learn English. Spent time in St Petersburg, Edinburgh and Paris. A 1904 visit to see the mosaics in ...
Those killed at Old Palace School are also commemorated (not by name) on a plaque at the site of the original school, although this gives...
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