Wife of Edward VII, mother of George V. Born at the Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark. As an adult gradually became profoundly deaf. It is said the Queen Victoria learnt the British Sign Language alphabet so as to be able to converse with her daughter-in-law. Died at Sandringham.
A hairstyle was named for her: the Alexandra fringe.
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Queen Alexandra
{On a large bronze plaque on the front of the plinth:} Her Majesty Queen Alex...
The building behind this monument, Marlborough House, was where Alexandra and...
{Plaque beneath a medallion of King Edward VII:} Coronation clock tower - a s...
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Queen Alexandra
Princess Alexandra was laying the foundation stone for the Chelsea Hospital f...
This was the obvious memorial to choose as the first featured memorial for Lo...
In 1894 the royal personages listed at the top of the plaque as: Prince of Wa...
King Henry VIII got to know Chelsea during his visits to Sir Thomas More and moved to the old manor house in 1510. The house was originally owned by the Bray family who eventually surrendered it to...
According to Wikipedia: a legendary 2nd-century King of the Britons traditionally credited with introducing Christianity into Britain.
Son of George V. Born York Cottage, Sandringham. Honorary member of Lincoln's Inn. 1934 created Duke of Kent and married Marina. Rumoured to have had affairs with Jessie Matthews and Noel Coward. D...
George VI's coronation at Westminster Abbey took place on 12 May 1937, the date previously intended for the coronation of his brother King Edward VIII who had abdicated on 10 December 1936.
A company which provides workspace throughout the Lee Valley and which helps small and medium sized enterprises to prosper and grow.
The meat and fish Market first occupied a series of courts, behind the grand lead-roofed city mansion of Nevill House on Leadenhall Street, in the 14th Century. As early as 1321 it was an establis...
Born Margaret Rose at Glamis Castle in Scotland. Sister of Queen Elizabeth II. Married to Antony Armstrong-Jones, Lord Snowdon. On at least one occasion she illustrated the design for the London Zo...
Mathematical physicist and engineer. Born Belfast. His family moved to Glasgow when he was aged 11. Worked in thermodynamics and on the transatlantic cable. 1st Baron Kelvin. Died Largs Ayrshire.
Daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Born Greenwich Palace. Succeeded her half-sister Queen Mary I. Reigned: 1553 - 1603. Never married, no children, so followed by James I. Elizabeth I...
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