Imperator Caesar Nerva Trajanus Augustus. Born Spain. Roman Emperor AD 98 - 117. His ashes are buried under Trajan's Column in Rome. Succeeded by Hadrian who built the wall that Trajan had proposed. We can't find any evidence that Trajan ever came to Britain.
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Emperor Trajan
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Emperor Trajan statue
{On a steel plaque attached to the base:} Statue believed to be of the Roman ...
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Henry Shrubsole
Banker, draper and former mayor of Kingston upon Thames: 1877, 1878 and 1879. At an annual dinner given for the poor, he had just finished his speech and was in the act of presenting a small packet...
Cllr Linda Kelly
Past speaker of Hackney and co-chair of the Britain and Israel Olympic Plaque Committee with Martin Sugarman.
Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort
Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times 1654-67, when he succeeded his father as 3rd Marquess of Worcester. He was styled Lor...
Roman basilica and forum
The archaeological remains of these Roman administrative buildings extend under Leadenhall Market and were uncovered during excavations in 1986. The brick pier in our photo is in the basement of 90...
Henry Sylvester Williams
Anti-slavery and civil rights campaigner. Born Trinidad. After the USA he arrived in London in 1896 to study. Qualified in law. Elected in 1906 for Church Street Ward, the first black councillo...
Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Caribbean Islands
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Sir John Gielgud
Actor. Born 7 Gledhow Gardens, South Kensington as Arthur John Gielgud, great nephew to Ellen Terry. The name indicates his Lithuanian descent. A great Shakespearean actor, he is possibly best know...
Richard de Montfichet
Birth date approximate. Essex landowner. One of the twenty-five barons appointed to enforce the observance of Magna Charta.
Theresa Cornelys
Opera singer, actress and adventuress, was born in Vienna, née Imer. First came to England in 1746. In 1760 rented Carlisle House, a large mansion at the south-east corner of Soho Square, where she...
Private Sidney Albert Cownden
Private, number 38910 in the Gloucester Regiment. The handwritten notice to him on the Blackheath War Memorial transcribes it as 'Glouetshire'. Killed in action in France aged 16. We requested our...
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