Up until the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 Britain and France had been at war on and off for centuries. The Entente Cordiale ('cordial agreement' doesn't really do it justice) settled a number of long-standing issues: Egypt, Morocco, Senegal, Nigeria, Madagascar, Thailand, fishing rights in Newfoundland. King Edward VII's official visit to France in May 1903 was a significant step in achieving this agreement.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Entente Cordiale
Commemorated ati
Entente Cordiale - 50th
1904 - 1954 To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Entente Cordiale the Fran...
Entente Cordiale - centenary
1904 - 2004 To celebrate the centenary of the Entente Cordiale the Franco-Bri...
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Lord Porchester tree
E8, Mare Street, Hackney Town Hall
It would have helped if the plaque had said what the tree was commemorating.
Sir William Robert Pryke
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William Lambe
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St Mary-le-bone War Memorial
NW8, Park Road
{On the back of the plinth: a carved laurel wreath encircling a lit lantern, representing an eternal flame, presumably, and:} 1914 - 1...
Friary House
N20, Friern Barnet Lane, Frary Park
The plaque is on the north-west facade, just outside the entrance door.
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