In 1923 Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (descended from the Royal House of Scotland) married Prince Albert, Duke of York, the man who would become George VI when his elder brother Edward VIII abdicated. Chancellor of the University of London. Died at Royal Lodge, Windsor.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
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Hanwell Clock Tower
This clock was erected by the citizens of Ealing to commemorate the coronatio...
Queen Elizabeth Gate
Wynne was the artist for the central, cartoony, lion and unicorn screen. Lun...
Queen Mother - Grocers' Hall
Artnet shows that a copy of this bust, by Nemon, was for sale by auction at s...
Queen Mother Rose Walk
This Rose Walk has been given by friends of the National Gardens Scheme to ma...
Queen Mother statue
She died aged 101 but here she is shown aged 51, the age she was widowed, wea...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
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Belgian Volunteers - WW2
Here many Belgians volunteered during World War II to fight with their allies...
Bomber Harris
Unveiled by the Queen Mother on 31 May 1992, the 50th anniversary of the firs...
Brady Settlement - opening
This building was opened by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York, June 24 1...
Canadian Memorial
Unveiled by the Queen. The Canadian Memorial Foundation website has a colourf...
Captain John Smith
{On the front of the plinth:} Captain John Smith, citizen and cordwainer, 15...
Other Subjects
William, Prince of Wales
Royal prince. Born St Mary's Hospital Paddington, first son (the heir) of Prince Charles and his first wife, Princess Diana. Married Catherine Middleton in 2011. Known as the Duke of Cambridge un...
Kensington Palace
A residence of the British royal family since the 17th century. Built as Nottingham House by the Earl of Nottingham. It passed from his heir (who was secretary of state to King William III), to the...
King Edward I
Born Westminster. Nicknamed "Longshanks". Reigned 1272 - 1307. Responsible for the expulsion of Jews from England. Died near Carlisle on route to a battle with the king of Scotland, Robert the Bruc...
Offa, King of Mercia
He ruled over Kent, Sussex, Wessex and East Anglia. Famous for building the dyke named for him along the Welsh border. Settled a dispute with the Bishop of Worcester at the Council of Brentford in ...
dissolution of the monasteries
In 1534, for reasons not only to do with his marital situation, Henry VIII broke with Rome, the Pope and the Catholic Church. At the time the Catholic monasteries (and abbeys, priories, convents an...
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