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...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
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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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Born at the villa 'Mon Repos', the summer retreat of the Greek royal family, on the island of Corfu. Married Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and was her dutiful consort from 1952 until his death. 2017:...
31 memorials
King Richard I
Richard the Lionheart. Born Oxford, son of Henry II. King of England 6 July 1189 - death. Also ruled parts of France. More French than English, he spent much of his live in Southern Europe, mainly...
1 memorial
Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll
Born at Buckingham Palace, sixth child of Queen Victoria. Was a talented sculptress taught, and possibly more, by Joseph Boehm. In 1871 caused a stir by marrying John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, M...
9 memorials
Peter the Great
Born in Moscow as Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov. He was created joint czar with his mentally disabled half-brother Ivan V, in 1682. In 1697 he set off for a tour of Europe, his Grand Embassy, in which ...
3 memorials
Queen Caroline of Brunswick
Queen Consort. Born Caroline Amelia Elizabeth in Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in modern-day Germany. She was engaged to the future King George IV, even though he was illegally married to Maria Fitzherber...
1 memorial
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LEP Transport Ltd
From COSGB: "LEP Transport was a freight company established in 1910 in London. The company name was derived from the initials of the three founding partners; Longstaff, Ehrenberg and Pollack." Mo...
1 memorial
Joseph Lister
Born in Upton, Essex. Died in Walmer, Kent. Pioneer in the use of antiseptics in surgery. The medical historian, Ruth Richardson, has an interesting piece in the Lancet reporting on how Agnes his w...
3 memorials
Tower Hamlets International Brigade
E1, Cable Street, 236, St George's Town Hall
'No Pasaran' translates from Spanish as 'they shall not pass'.
2 subjects commemorated
Liberty's - weather vane - Mayflower
W1, Great Marlborough Street
Brought to our attention by Londonist, the weather vane atop Liberty's represents the Mayflower. Arthur Lasenby Liberty (1843 - 1917) op...
1 subject commemorated
Haddon Hall
Located at 42 Southend Road, Beckenham. David Bowie lived in flat 7 here from October 1969 to May 1972. The photograph shows him in the garden of the house. It was demolished in the early 1980s.
1 memorial
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