Labour organizer, anarchist communist. Born Texas or Virginia, as Lucy Eldine Gonzalez, possibly to slaves and had a mixed ancestry. Married Albert Parsons, a white socialist and this interracial marriage forced them to move north, to Chicago. 1888 came to Britain and spoke alongside William Morris and Peter Kropotkin. Died in Chicago in a fire.
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Lucy Parsons
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Anarchists
This art work is in the style of Donald Rooum. He was the Anarchists' self-ef...
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Netherlands Government in exile
The Netherlands were invaded by Nazi Germany on the 10th May 1940. Queen Wilhelmina had planned to go to the southern province of Zeeland to co-ordinate resistance, but when it came under attack fr...
1 memorial
World Wildlife Fund
Now known as the World Wide Fund for Nature. It is an international non-governmental organisation, working in wilderness preservation, and the reduction of human intervention on the environment. J...
Group, Animals, Gardens / Agriculture, Politics & Administration
2 memorials
Councillor Mrs Beatrice Lilian Tate
Beatrice Tate School (41 Southern Grove, E3) has researched their namesake and it is there we found this photo, captioned: "Beatrice Lilian Tate, Mayor of Bethnal Green 1952-53 (centre); Henry Edwa...
2 memorials
Sir Brian Tuke
Administrator. He was secretary to King Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey, and treasurer of the household. In 1517, he was appointed to the office of Governor of the King's Posts, a precursor to the o...
1 memorial
Yun Byung-Se
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea in 2014.
1 memorial
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Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey
The ecclesiastical governing body of Westminster Abbey is the Dean together with several canons.
1 memorial
Lord Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Conservative Prime Minister: 1885-6; 1886-92; 1895-1902. Too many names: Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil. Also known as Lord Robert Cecil (before 1865), and Viscount Cranborne (1865-1868). Born...
3 memorials
Clifford Cousins
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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
Highgate Cemetery - Fire - R15 - Faust & Meere
N6, Swain's Lane, Highgate Cemetery
The plot consists of 36 graves acquired by the London Fire Brigade Widows and Orphans Fund (founded in1882 by Massey Shaw, who, probably ...
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