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 sponsored the slave trading voyages of John Hawkins.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Queen Elizabeth I
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Elizabeth I statue - Harrow
Harrow School was founded in 1572 under a Royal Charter of Elizabeth I so thi...
Forest Hill mural
{Panel 1:} A Brief Local History In medieval times this area was known as The...
Friary House
Friary House Friary Park opened to the public on Saturday 7th May 1910 after ...
Other Subjects
George Arthur Roberts
Soldier and Fireman. Born in Trinidad, he was one of the first black men to join the British Army. In WW1, he earned a reputation for throwing bombs back over enemy lines and was nicknamed the 'Coc...
Person, Armed Forces, Community / Clubs, Emergency Services, Race Issues, Caribbean Islands, France, Turkey
War served, WW2
1 memorial
Asquith Xavier
Asquith Camile Xavier was born in the West Indies. One of the Windrush generation who migrated to the UK after WW2. He died Chatham, Kent. In 1966 Xavier successfully fought to become the first bl...
1 memorial
Paulette Simpson, CBE
From Woman of the Year: "Paulette Simpson CBE, is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer JN Bank {Britain’s first Caribbean owned bank} and Executive for Corporate Affairs and Public Policy at JN Group...
1 memorial
Sir Francis Galton
Biostatistician, human geneticist and eugenicist. Born at The Larches, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, a half-cousin of Charles Darwin. An enthusiastic traveller, particularly in Africa. Darwin's publicati...
1 memorial
Cesar Picton
Former slave and businessman. Born in Senegal, (his birth year is approximate). At the age of about six, he was bought and taken to England, where he was presented as a servant to Sir John Phillipp...
1 memorial
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