Person    | Male  Born 944  Died 8/7/975

King Edgar

Categories: Royalty

King of England 959 to his death. Brought St Dunstan to Britain. Father of King Edward the Martyr. Died Winchester.

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King Edgar

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Anchor Iron Wharf - history

{On the base of the monument:} Anchor Iron Wharf In 964 King Edgar granted th...

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King Edgar

The plaque with this text utilizes an unusually interesting script, reminisce...

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King Waldemar IV of Denmark

King Waldemar IV of Denmark

King. Also known as Valdemar IV Atterdag (A new dawn). He came to the Danish throne in 1340. From Medieval Histories:"In 1364, Valdemar IV of Denmark travelled through Europe to end up in Avignon....

Person, Royalty, Denmark

1 memorial
King Charles II

King Charles II

Reigned: 1660 - 1685. Born at St James's Palace. The son of the beheaded Charles I, he was the king "restored" to the throne after the civil war. Married Catherine of Braganza in 1662 but she prod...

Person, Race Issues, Royalty, Seriously Famous

19 memorials
Catherine Princess of Wales

Catherine Princess of Wales

Born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, in Reading. Married Prince William on 29 April 2011 (St. Catherine's Day).

Person, Royalty, Seriously Famous

1 memorial
Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria

Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria

Shortly before this event, in September 1896 Victoria had become the longest-reigning monarch in British history, beating George III, the previous holder. Victoria reigned 1837 - 1901, 64 years.

Event, Royalty

8 memorials
Greenwich Palace / Palace of Placentia

Greenwich Palace / Palace of Placentia

The palace was built, as Bella Court, by Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, regent to the child king Henry VI.  When the king married Margaret of Anjou Humphrey fell out of favour and died in prison in 1...

Building, Property, Royalty

2 memorials

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Royal Arsenal Main Guardhouse

Royal Arsenal Main Guardhouse

SE18, Number One Street, Woolwich Arsenal

By 2017 two non-memorial plaques had appeared: a bronze rectangle in the portico, which reads: "The pedestrian access through the main gu...

1 subject commemorated
Charles Dickens - Cranleigh Street

Charles Dickens - Cranleigh Street

NW1, Cranleigh Street, 22, Cranleigh Houses / Brook House

In Dickens' time it was called Johnson Street. His house was number 29 though it had apparently changed to number 13 when the library was...

2 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys

Diarist and Secretary of the Admiralty.  Born Salisbury Court, where his father ran a tailoring business. The house backed onto St Brides church. Highly regarded administrator of the navy. Served C...

Person, Literature, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Seriously Famous

16 memorials
Edgar Wilson's model houses

Edgar Wilson's model houses

SW8, Vauxhall Park

2024: Londonist discovered this hamlet.

2 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Children's Unit

Children's Unit

E1, Whitechapel Road, Royal London Hospital

The two plaques are on the building behind the statue. 2019: Londonist reported that this hospital is going "About To Undergo A Stunning...

1 creator