Grandson of King Edward IV. 1st Marquess of Exeter. Accused of Catholic loyalties when this was not in favour. Executed by decapitation with a sword on Tower Hill. We have taken his dates from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; Wikipedia differs slightly.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Henry Courtenay, Earl of Devon
Commemorated ati
Tower Hill Martyrs - list
{5 plaques, in total listing 27 names, each with their year of death, the fir...
Other Subjects
Henry Adlington
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
Catherine Howard
As lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves Catherine attracted Henry's ever-roving eye. Anne was dumped (via the annulment method) and the obese, 49-year old Henry married the 20-year old Catherine. Sh...
Rosa Luxemburg
Revolutionary socialist. Born Rozalia Luksenburg, she was a Polish and naturalised-German orthodox Marxist, and anti-War activist during WW1. She became a key figure of the revolutionary socialist ...
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Giuseppe Mazzini - NW1
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Turk's Head - Wapping - 2
E1, Green Bank / Tench Street, 1 / 20
The large plaque about the recent history of the building is on the wall beside the car. The other is on the corner nearest the camera, a...
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