Son of Henry VII. Born Born Greenwich Palace, as the spare, not the heir but his brother Arthur predeceased him and their father, aged 15, but not before marrying Catherine of Aragon, who later in 1509 was crowned with Henry as his (first) queen. 6 wives. Father of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
King Henry VIII
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49 Bankside
Here lived Sir Christopher Wren during the building of St Pauls Cathedral. He...
Black Friar pub
The plaque is a perfectly nice pub plaque but the pub is adorned with many lo...
Brooke House
Wikipedia and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography both give De Vere's...
Drapers' Hall
Drapers' Hall On this site, once part of the Augustine Priory, Thomas Cromwel...
Forest Hill mural
{Panel 1:} A Brief Local History In medieval times this area was known as The...
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King George's Fields Foundation
After the death of King George V the Lord Mayor of London set up a committee to decide on a suitable national memorial. It was decided to erect just one statue and create a number of playing fields...
9 memorials
King Caedwalla of Wessex
King of Wessex c.685 - 688 when he abdicated. Through battle he won the territories of Sussex, the Isle of Wight, Surrey and Kent. Probably prompted by a wound, he abdicated and travelled to Rome f...
1 memorial
King Edward VI
Only son of Henry VIII (with Jane Seymour who died 12 days after the birth), born Hampton Court. Became king aged 9 and died of consumption 6 years later, at Greenwich Palace. While king he was sup...
12 memorials
Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy
Granddaughter of King George V and daughter of George, Duke of Kent. Born Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel at 3 Belgrave Square. Seems to specialise in infrastructure plaques - she must ha...
4 memorials
King George IV
Regent: 1811 - 1820. Reigned: 1820 - 1830. After secretly marrying Mrs Fitzherbert, he then officially married Princess Caroline of Brunswick. Built the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. A statue of him ...
17 memorials
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Second Congress of the Communist League
At this meeting Karl Marx (attending as delegate of the Brussels Circle) and Frederick Engels (representing the Paris communities) were commissioned to write an action programme for the Communist L...
1 memorial
Camden Council
The Town Hall in Euston Road once housed these interesting murals by Cecil Osborne.
28 memorials
Sir Ernest George
Architect. Born 9 Portland Place, now Bartholomew Street, SE1. His partnership with Harold Peto was extremely successful. They designed many of the houses in Harrington and Collingham Gardens inclu...
5 memorials
John Betjeman - Marylebone
NW1, Melcombe Place
As the gateway to Metroland, Betjeman was fond of this station.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
William Henry Boney
Architect. Also designed the Jackson's Lane Methodist church, Highgate and Little Stanmore Church. Active 1889 and 1905. Since we first published this article we have, in November 2024, been con...
1 memorial
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