Born in Essex. Caught supporting the wrong side when Edward IV assumed the throne, he was arrested and convicted of high treason which led to the loss of his head at Tower Hill.
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John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford
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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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1 memorial
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Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford
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Edmund Hurst
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1 memorial
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Sir Robert Smirke
Born London. Died Cheltenham. Designed the British Museum and Covent Garden Theatre, amongst other buildings.
2 memorials
John Birnie Philip
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James Walker
Civil engineer. Born Falkirk and studied at Glasgow University. Came to London in 1800 where he became apprentice to his uncle Ralph Walker working on the construction of the West and East India Do...
1 memorial
John Lindley
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1 memorial
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