Only son of Henry VIII (with Jane Seymour who died 12 days after the birth), born Hampton Court. Became king aged 9 and died of consumption 6 years later, at Greenwich Palace. While king he was supported by three religious leaders: Bishop Hugh Latimer, Bishop Nicholas Ridley and Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, with his uncle, Edward Seymour, at its head as the Lord Protector of the Realm, until he (the uncle) was beheaded. In 1552/3 he founded two schools for poor boys: Christ's Hospital and Bridewell Royal Hospital, and reopened the medical hospital, St Thomas’ in 1551.
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King Edward VI
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1 Poultry - Frieze A - Edward VI
These panels, showing Royal Progresses through London, were originally placed...
Christ’s Hospital School - sculpture - front
The children are marching out of the background, become older and fully 3D at...
Dutch Church
HKH Irene Prinses der Nederlanden, legde de eerste steen van dit Kerkgebouw d...
Edwards VI and VII
At the time gilded lettering incised into granite was a popular technique. We...
Edward VI at the Bull & Mouth
This bust is at the top of the memorial along with the arms of Christ's Hospi...
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King Edward VI
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Sailors Home extension
This chief stone of the new building, in extension of the Sailors' Home was l...
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Frederick, Duke of York
Born St James's Palace, the second and favourite son of George III. Card gambler. Fought a duel on Wimbledon Common. Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, 1795 - 1809 and 1811 - 1827. Died, heavi...
2 memorials
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary’s first 20 years were an amazing roller-coaster of a life. She spent the last 20 years imprisoned and was then beheaded. Born in Linlithgow Palace (north east of Edinburgh), only surviving ch...
6 memorials
Napoleon III of France
Last monarch of France. Son of Louis Bonaparte (Napoleon I's brother) and Hortense de Beauharnais, he was known as Louis Napoleon. He grew up in Switzerland and Germany, but due to involvement in r...
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Royalty, France, Switzerland
2 memorials
King Ethelred II, the Unready
Also 'Aethelred'. King of England 978–1013 and 1014–16. Father of Edward the Confessor and Countess Goda. Died London.
1 memorial
King George IV
Regent: 1811 - 1820. Reigned: 1820 - 1830. After secretly marrying Mrs Fitzherbert, he then officially married Princess Caroline of Brunswick. Built the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. A statue of him ...
17 memorials
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F. M. Elgood
Architect. Other London work: 8-10 Wigmore Street - 1896 and 34 Weymouth Street - 1908. 1904-17 a member of the Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Council, on which he served as chairman.
1 memorial
Blanche Esther Barnett
Blanche Esther Berliner was born on 4 November 1876 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, the eldest of the three children of Berman Berliner (1848-1913) and Helen Harriet Benjamin Berliner née Thoemin (1...
1 memorial
Highbury Corner victims
The 26 people who lost their lives, the 150 injured, and the many bereaved when a Vergeltungswaffe Eins V1 flying bomb destroyed Highbury Corner at 12.46 pm, 27th June, 1944.
1 memorial
Bycullah Athenaeum
A popular venue for plays and concerts, performed by local drama and music societies. until it was destroyed by fire. The name derives from the nearby Bycullah estate which was developed from 1879,...
1 memorial
Dairy Supply Company - churn
WC1, Coptic Street, 30, Pizza Express
We've long admired this building (1888 by R. P. Whellock) so we are delighted that Ian Visits posted about it and did a lot of the resear...
1 subject commemorated
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