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
King Richard II
Became king aged 10, following the deaths of first his elder brother, then his father, Edward the Black Prince, and then his grandfather, Edward III. The Peasant's Revolt occurred when he was king...
Greenwich Palace / Palace of Placentia
The palace was built, as Bella Court, by Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, regent to the child king Henry VI. When the king married Margaret of Anjou Humphrey fell out of favour and died in prison in 1...
Maria Anna of Spain
Infanta of Spain, daughter of King Phillip III. She was considered as a possible wife for Charles, Prince of Wales, (The future King Charles I) which became known as the 'Spanish Match'. In 1623 Ch...
Catherine of Aragon
First wife of Henry VIII and married to him for longer (1509 - 1533) than the other five put together. Unlike them she was a powerful royal in her own right. Daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, bor...
St Elizabeth of Hungary
Princess and saint. Born either in the castle of Sárospatak, or in Pozsony, both in the Kingdom of Hungary. She was married at the age of fourteen to Louis IV, the Landgrave of Thuringia, and wid...
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Queen's Park
An information board in the Park gives "The area that is now Queen's Park was part of the site of the 1879 Royal Kilburn Agricultural Show, which had been attended by Queen Victoria, after which th...
Pool of London Partnership
From City of London : The Pool of London Partnership was established in 1996 and operated in an area stretching East from London Bridge to the Butler's Wharf / St. Katherine's Dock area and include...
World War 2
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...
Glyn, Mills & Co. Bank
Founded in London as Vere, Glyn & Hallifax. Name changes: c.1780 Glyn, Hallifax and Mills; 1850 Glyn, Mills & Co.; 1864 Glyn, Mills, Currie & Co.; 1923 Glyn, Mills Currie Holt & Co....
People for Portland Road
Group which works for the regeneration of Portland Road and its surrounding area in Norwood, South London. It aims to achieve improvements for the benefit of the community.
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