Person    | Female  Born 1241  Died 28/11/1290

Queen Eleanor of Castile

Categories: Royalty

Born to the King of Castile she was aged 13 when she married the future King of England, Edward I. It was a political, arranged marriage which seems to have been happy and successful as well, if 16 children is anything to go by.

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Queen Eleanor of Castile

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Charing Cross

Around the monument are 8 standing, crowned statues of Eleanor. This is a rec...

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Queen Eleanor's Cross

So, is this the "centre" of London? Londonist provides some alternatives.

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Other Subjects

Golden Wedding of Queen & Prince Philip

Golden Wedding of Queen & Prince Philip

See their Silver Wedding for more information.

Event, Royalty

1 memorial
Mary of Modena

Mary of Modena

Second wife of King James II. Born in the Duchy of Modena, Italy. She lost five children in infancy, before giving birth in 1688 to James Francis Edward Stuart (the future 'Old Pretender'). News of...

Person, Royalty, France, Italy

1 memorial
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Grandson of George V, and son of Princess Alice. Patron of the Silver Jubilee Walkway Trust.

Person, Royalty

13 memorials
King Charles I

King Charles I

Born Fife. Until the age of 11 he was only the 'spare' but then his 18-year old brother Henry died (probably of typhoid) and Charles became the heir, ascending the throne in 1625 on the death of hi...

Person, Execution, Royalty, Seriously Famous, Scotland

12 memorials
Saint Volodymyr

Saint Volodymyr

Prince, born in Pskov, now in Russia. Also known as Vladimir I of Kyiv and Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great. Became Prince of Novgorod in 970, seized Kyiv from his brother in 980 and consolidated t...

Person, Religion, Royalty, Russia, Ukraine

1 memorial