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Dame Joanna Astley

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Dame Joanna Astley

Nurse of King Henry VI circa 1420-30. When she retired she rented a house in Giltspur Street from St Bartholomew's Hospital.

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Dame Joanna Astley

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St Bartholomew's Hospital - Astley

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Roundel 2

EC2, King Street, 28

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