King of the West Saxons and of the Anglo-Saxons. Born Wantage. Introduced a level of education not previously known in Anglo-Saxon England for his sons, those of other nobles and even clever boys of lower birth (no girls, of course). Fought the Vikings and the Danes and burnt the cakes. In the 880s he reoccupied London and restored it to a secure and habitable town again. He was Lord of the Manor of Lewisham. Buried Winchester.
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Alfred the Great
The dates on the plaque differ from those usually given: date of birth varies...
Many sites will tell you that this is the oldest outdoor statue in London, be...
This lovely frieze which represents the "Useful Arts", runs across above the ...
Married Humphrey, uncle to the child King Henry VI. Eleanor was implicated in a plot of treasonable necromancy against the king. Her supposed co-conspirators were executed and she was sentenced ...
Mother of Henry VII. Born Bedfordshire. As a Tudor matriarch she was important in the Wars of the Roses. Established a school in Wimboure Dorset and founded two colleges in Cambridge. Died in ...
A storehouse for royal clothing, arms and other personal items. Edward III moved it from the Tower of London to a house just north of what is now Queen Victoria Street. It was destroyed in the Gr...
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 ...
Employed at the Holloway bus/tram garage - Pemberton Gardens. Served and was killed in WW1.
Greater London Council Sir Jonathan Hutchinson, 1828 - 1913, surgeon, scientist and teacher, lived here.
Barry Evans, 1943 - 1997, actor, lived here. The Heritage Foundation
Plaque unveiled by Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellan.
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