Born Windsor Castle, son of Edward II. Reigned 1327, aged 15, until his death at Sheen manor house (later known as Richmond Palace). Succeeded by his grandson, Richard II, son of Edward the Black Prince.
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King Edward III
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Black Prince Road ceramics - plaque 09
The Black Prince was a brilliant medieval war lord who lived 1330 - 1376. His...
King Edward III manor house
Our 'inscription' comes from the modern information panel just outside our ph...
Maughan - Edward III
By 1377 the House of Converts, on this site, was largely unused so the king, ...
Our Lady of Hal
{Next to an image of the Virgin Mary:} Shrine of Our Lady of Hal The catholic...
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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 Cadwaladr
King of the Britons. Born Wales, father of Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon (king of Gwynedd in Wales c.655-682). Legend says that he built the first St Martin within Ludgate church, that his image was place...
3 memorials
Queen Anne of Denmark
Born Denmark. Married King James I in 1589. Mother of Charles I. She is said to have been involved in the Gunpower Plot. Died Hampton Court Palace.
1 memorial
dissolution of the monasteries
In 1534, for reasons not only to do with his marital situation, Henry VIII broke with Rome, the Pope and the Catholic Church. At the time the Catholic monasteries (and abbeys, priories, convents an...
Event, Politics & Administration, Property, Religion, Royalty
4 memorials
King Charles III
One-time patron of the Goon Show Preservation Society. On the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022, Charles, the longest-serving British heir apparent, went from Prince of W...
27 memorials
Previously viewed
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Dr. John William Polidori
This entry has kindly been written for us by Franklin Bishop, expert on Polidori, and editor of "John William Polidori ‘The Vampyre’ and other writings", 2005. Polidori wrote The Vampyre, a novell...
1 memorial
Canon Michael Richards
Catholic priest. Born Wales. Served as a second lieutenant in the 12th Royal Lancers in WW2. Whilst a student at Oxford he became a Catholic and his fiancee died suddenly. Ordained in 1960 by Bi...
1 memorial
Croydon Palace
The summer residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury. The Manor of Croydon was connected with Canterbury from at least the late Saxon period, and records of buildings date back to before 960. The ...
1 memorial
National Railway Heritage Awards
From their website: "We are the only Awards body dedicated to encouraging and rewarding best practice in the restoration and continued upkeep of our rich heritage of railway and tramway buildings a...
1 memorial
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