Daughter of the 1st Earl of Clarendon. Born at Windsor Great Park. Midnight on 3rd September 1660, secretly married to the Duke of York (afterwards James II). She seems to have been the leader in the partnership. Mother of Queen Mary (married to William) and Queen Anne and grandmother to the Young Pretender.
Died St James's Palace.
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Anne Hyde
SH On part of this site in 1640 was built Worcester House where lived Edward...
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...
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.
King Henry VIII got to know Chelsea during his visits to Sir Thomas More and moved to the old manor house in 1510. The house was originally owned by the Bray family who eventually surrendered it to...
His father, George Duke of Clarence, was executed for treason by being drowned in a vat of Malmsey wine, if we believe Shakespeare. Edward was a potential claimant to the English throne and so imp...
As the wife of King William IV, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen was our queen and Queen of Hanover, 1830-7. She was married in 1818 and in 1819 the royal household moved from Germany to England and use...
From British History: In 1896 the street was renamed to join the street to its west, Old Compton Street. On Flickr we found a page reporting that Rimbaud and Verlaine in 1871 used to frequent a ba...
This organisation has been a bit of a political football, often having its name changed, as follows: 1902 - 1933 Underground Electric Railways Company of London 1933 - 1948 London Passenger Transpo...
Social reformer and animal welfare pioneer. Born at 1 Farrington Terrace (Now 41 Cassland Road), Hackney. She saw the plight of sick animals and owners who could not afford veterinary fees, whilst ...
Founded by William Lambard to house twenty local, elderly, poor people and entrusted to be run by the Drapers' Company. The original buildings were demolished in 1818, and their replacements were e...
The Company was founded by architect and civil engineer Stephen Geary. who designed and planned Highgate Cemetery. It was later taken over by the United Cemetery Company.
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