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Gunpowder Plot
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Gunpowder Plot
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Guy Fawkes
Born a protestant in York but became a Catholic when his widowed mother married a Catholic. A professional soldier, he fought for Spain but when he realised that Spain would not invade Britain and ...
1 memorial
General Pasquale Paoli
Fought to free Corsica from France. Born Corsica. Exiled in London 1770 - 1780 and again 1795 until his death in London. At the Burdett-Coutts memorial, where his name is given as "Paschalis de Pao...
2 memorials
Jack Cade
Jack Cade led a rebellion in April - July, 1450, against the government of England, seen to be corrupt. He led an army of men from south-eastern England, and marched on London. Upon entering Londo...
1 memorial
Napoleon III of France
Last monarch of France. Son of Louis Bonaparte (Napoleon I's brother) and Hortense de Beauharnais, he was known as Louis Napoleon. He grew up in Switzerland and Germany, but due to involvement in r...
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Royalty, France, Switzerland
2 memorials
Andreas Kalvos
Poet. Born on the island of Zakynthos (then part of the Venetian Republic). In 1802 his father took him and his brother to a Greek community in Livorno, Italy and he never saw his mother again. He ...
1 memorial
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The Beatles
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr.
7 memorials
Faust and Meere - E2
E2, Bethnal Green Road, Museum Gardens
From FBU: "The first memorial plaque to honour the lives of firefighters who were killed in the line of duty will be unveiled ... tomorro...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Bee Gees
Three members of the group: Barry Gibb and his brothers, the twins Robin & Maurice, all born on the Isle of Man. The family emigrated to Australia in 1958 and that was where they began their m...
1 memorial
Hutton Panels - Romans and Mithras
EC4, Walbrook, Walbrook underground entrance
Two extensive information panels in the corner give the background to this unusual display, so we've transcribed them here: The station ...
3 subjects commemorated,
4 creators
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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