Person    | Male  Born 1491  Died 1547

King Henry VIII

Categories: Royalty, Seriously Famous

Son of Henry VII. Born Born Greenwich Palace, as the spare, not the heir but his brother Arthur predeceased him and their father, aged 15, but not before marrying Catherine of Aragon, who later in 1509 was crowned with Henry as his (first) queen. 6 wives. Father of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.

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King Henry VIII

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49 Bankside

Here lived Sir Christopher Wren during the building of St Pauls Cathedral. He...

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Black Friar pub

The plaque is a perfectly nice pub plaque but the pub is adorned with many lo...

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Brooke House

Wikipedia and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography both give De Vere's...

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Drapers' Hall

Drapers' Hall On this site, once part of the Augustine Priory, Thomas Cromwel...

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Forest Hill mural

{Panel 1:} A Brief Local History In medieval times this area was known as The...

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The monument, officially titled the Prince Consort National Memorial, celebrates Victorian achievement and Prince Albert's passions and i...

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Sutton House & the Robertson brothers

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E9, Homerton High Street, Sutton House

The plaque is on the wall of the house, framed in our picture by the gate piers.

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Sir William Maynard

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