Writer and national hero of the Philippines during the Spanish colonial times. Born Laguna. Executed by firing squad in Manila. He was in London, working at the British Library, May 1888 to January 1889. We learn from Filipino Home that Rizal is a Jack the Ripper suspect - his initials are the clincher.
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William, Lord Hastings
An important man in the court of Edward IV, rising to the position of Lord Chamberlain. On the king’s death he supported his brother, the later Richard III, but something was not to Richard’s liki...
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John Rochester
Monk at London Charterhouse. Exiled to the Charterhouse in Hull and then executed in York.
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Lady Jane Grey
Married to Lord Guilford Dudley. Her husband’s father persuaded the dying Edward VI to declare his two sisters Mary and Elizabeth illegitimate, which left Jane, on Edward's death, the queen. Mary...
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James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley
Army commander. Born Staffordshire. A commander in the 1st Cornish Rebellion. Captured at the battle on Blackheath on 17 June 1497 and beheaded on Tower Hill.
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Jim Henson - Elstree and Borehamwood Station
WD6, Allum Lane, Station forecourt
The plaques are around the station forecourt, either on frames or laid into the pavement. The gold lettering on the marble effect on the ...
1 subject commemorated
Macclesfield Bridge explosion
From London Gardens Trust: "The bridge over the Regent's Canal to the north west of the Park was originally called North Gate Bridge but was re named in honour of Lord Macclesfield, the Chairman of...
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Joseph Beck at Barton House
N16, Albion Road, 233
Joseph Beck, 1828 - 1891, Chairman of the Clissold Park Preservation Committee who spearheaded the campaign (1886 - 8) to save Clissold P...
3 subjects commemorated,
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Jane Austen - SW1
SW1, Hans Place, 23
2019: MyLondon posted that the flat Jane and her brother stayed in was available to rent. "Take a look inside the stunning Knightsbridge ...
2 subjects commemorated
Amwell Society - original location
EC1, Lloyd Square, St Helena Garden
The names are of three of the founding members of the Amwell Society. Kindersley designed and carved the stone.
4 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
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