Born Yorkshire. Opposed Henry VIII's self-appointment as head of the Church of England. Result: decapitation on Tower Hill.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
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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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Major-General Thomas Harrison
Executed for regicide. In the civil war he fought on the side of Parliament against King Charles I. Close to Cromwell, he was elected to the Long Parliament, sat as a judge in the King's trial and...
1 memorial
Robert Smith
Protestant martyr. Before his execution,he wrote to his wife Anne: “Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ be with you dear wife, now and for ever, amen, and prev...
1 memorial
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Imprisoned by Elizabeth I for plotting to take Mary Queen of Scots as his fourth wife. His pro-Catholic activities led to his beheading on Tower Hill, just like his Dad, Henry Howard. Father of Ad...
1 memorial
Stephen Harwood
Burnt at the stake in Stratford for his Protestant beliefs. A brewer, associated with Fust. Condemned by Bishop Bonner.
1 memorial
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Centenary Festival
A year-long series of events organised by the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Foundation, to mark the anniversary of the composer's death.
1 memorial
1 subject commemorated
Sir William Dundas
A landowner in Richmond, Surrey, who built Queensberry House. His father, the first baronet, (Sir David Dundas, d.1826) was appointed Sergeant Surgeon to King George III in 1792.
1 memorial
Arthur Waley
N6, Southwood Lane, 50
English Heritage Arthur Waley, 1889 - 1966, poet, translator and orientalist, lived and died here.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Harrison Ford - frame - Elstree and Borehamwood Station
WD6, Allum Lane, Station forecourt
The plaques are around the station forecourt, either on frames or laid into the pavement. The gold lettering on the marble effect on the ...
1 subject commemorated
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