Jacobite. Either 'Radcliffe' or 'Radclyffe'. Illegitimate grandson of Charles II on his mother's side. A very wealthy Northumbrian nobleman, brought up in France. 1712 married Anna Webb. Captured at the Battle of Preston during the first Jacobite Rebellion, 1715, found guilty of treason and together with another Jacobite, Lord Kenmure, beheaded on Tower Hill.
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James Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater
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Tower Hill Martyrs - list
{5 plaques, in total listing 27 names, each with their year of death, the fir...
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Simon of Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury
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Robert Salte
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John Denley
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Doug Mullins
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EC4, Lambeth Hill, St Mary's Somerset Church
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Leon-Joseph Chavalliaud / Chavaillaud
Sculptor. Born Reims France. Came to Britain in 1890s and stayed for fifteen years living in Brixton. Died France.
Sir William Reid Dick
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