Nathaniel Hawthorne
Novelist. Born in Salem, Massachusetts. His ancestor was John Hathorne, the only judge involved in the Salem witch trials who never repented of his actions. Nathaniel added a 'w' to his name in ord...
1 memorial
Joseph Haydn
Composer of the Classical period - prominent and prolific. Born Austria as Franz Joseph Haydn. Aged 6 he was sent away to train as a musician. Worked primarily for the wealthy Esterházy family. ...
2 memorials
Jimi Hendrix
Guitarist and songwriter. Born Washington, USA. View from the Mirror has done a wonderful job plotting Hendrix's London, with lots of pictures including ones we had not seen before taken on the da...
3 memorials
King Henry VIII
Son of Henry VII. Born Born Greenwich Palace, as the spare, not the heir but his brother Arthur predeceased him and their father, aged 15, but not before marrying Catherine of Aragon, who later in ...
23 memorials
King Henry VII
Reigned: 1485 - 1509. Buried Westminster Abbey. 2025: Ian Visits reported on the effigy head held by Westminster Abbey, its history and the plans to create a high resolution 3D model.
8 memorials
Barbara Hepworth
Born in Wakefield as Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth. At art school met and became a friendly rival of Henry Moore, though it was she who first 'pierced' her sculptures. With her first husband had a son w...
1 memorial
Alfred Hitchcock
Film director. Born at 517 Leytonstone High Road above his father William’s greengrocery and poultry shop. See Spitalfields Life for an unusual take on his life in Leytonstone. When Alfie was about...
23 memorials
David Hockney
Artist. Born Bradford. Lived in California for many years. Passionately anti-anti-smoking, like fellow artist Maggie Hambling.
2 memorials
William Hogarth
Satirical artist and illustrator. Trained as an engraver, he depicted the unseemly behaviour of contemporaries in works like 'The Beggar's Opera' (1728) and 'A Rake's Progress' (1732). Much of his ...
12 memorials
Sherlock Holmes
Originally named Sheridan Hope, then Sherringford Holmes and finally Sherlock Holmes. Created by Arthur Conan Doyle, the first story was begun in 1886. The Festival of Britain had an exhibition es...
7 memorials
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