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Queen Eleanor of Provence

Categories: Royalty

Countries: France

French noblewoman who married King Henry III and became consort queen, 1236 until his death in 1272.

Eleanor was the "my fair lady" in "London Bridge is falling down", since she was apparently responsible for misappropriating the maintenance funds.

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Queen Eleanor of Provence

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London Bridge - information/viewing panel

Unveiled by the Duke of Gloucester, this is actually an "interpretation panel...

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Mahomet Weyonomon

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1 memorial

Ferdinand II of Aragon

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1 memorial

Princess Charlotte of Wales

As the only child of George, Prince of Wales (later George IV) and Caroline of Brunswick Charlotte was second in line to the throne. Born Carlton House (where Carlton House Terrace now stands) and ...

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1 memorial

Lady Jane Grey

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Person, Execution, Royalty, Seriously Famous

4 memorials

Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria

The fiftieth anniversary of the accession of Queen Victoria was celebrated on Monday 20 June 1887. In George Gissing's 1894 novel 'In the Year of Jubilee' characters discuss whether to participate...

Event, Royalty

11 memorials