Irish nationalist and politician. Born Woodfield, County Cork. He moved to London in 1906 with his sister, spending over nine years there. An activist in the Sinn Féin movement, he was imprisoned in 1916 for his part in the Easter rebellion. He was partly responsible for negotiating the treaty that created the Irish Free State in 1922. When his colleague Éamon de Valera insisted on a fully-independent republic, civil war broke out between the two factions. Collins became head of the provisional Free State Government, but only ten days later, was shot dead in a skirmish at Béal na mBláth in West County Cork.
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Michael Collins
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Michael Collins
Irish nationalist and politician, Michael Collins, 1890 - 1922, lived here, 1...
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Shyamji Krishna Varma
Born Gujarat, India. Revolutionary, lawyer, journalist. In 1877 he received the title of 'pandit', a Sanskrit scholar, and came to Oxford for a few years. Returned to India, studied law and develop...
2 memorials
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Indian patriot and philosopher. Born in Bhagur, District Nashik, Maharashtra.
2 memorials
Lokamanya Tilak
Nationalist, teacher, journalist and independence activist. Born Bal Gangadhar Tilak in the Ratnagiri district, India. He joined the Indian National Congress, but opposed its moderate attitude. Imp...
1 memorial
Jose de San Martin
Soldier and statesman. Born in present-day Argentina. An officer in the Spanish army but then a major player in the battle for independence from Spain for Argentina in 1812 and Chile in 1818. He fo...
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Argentina, Chile, France, Peru
3 memorials
Irish Heritage
The only reference we can find to this name is a group supporting young Irish musicians and composers. It seems unlikely that they would be connected with the plaque at Brixton Prison.
1 memorial
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning stone inscription
W1, Wimpole Street, 50
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1806 - 1861, poet, lived in a house on this site, 1838 - 1846.
1 subject commemorated
Giles Dance
Architect/mason. Father of George Dance the Elder (1695 - 1768) and grandfather of George Dance the Younger. Member of the Merchant Taylors Company. The dates are approximate.
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Stratford Martyrs
E15, Broadway, St John’s Church
The event on 27 June 1556 was a big draw: "These 11 men and 2 women were brought, pinioned, from Newgate and suffered death here in the p...
24 subjects commemorated,
5 creators
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