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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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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Greenwich Palace

The plaque was unveiled to commemorate the 450th anniversary of Queen Elizabe...

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