Statesman. Harley Street was named after him.
Responsible for the creation of the South Sea company and was the first governor. This company later became a major player in the Atlantic slave trade.
Statesman. Harley Street was named after him.
Responsible for the creation of the South Sea company and was the first governor. This company later became a major player in the Atlantic slave trade.
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Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford
In a house formerly standing on this site lived Samuel Pepys, 1633 - 1703, di...
Worked in the HM Exchequer and Audit Dept. and had died in or shortly before 1882. 2013: The web has no information about him (we're not surprised.)
Favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Died near Oxford, on his way to Buxton to take the baths.
Aristocrat and politician. Son of Edward, the 1st Earl. Born in England but brought up partly in the Netherlands. Returned to England in 1660 and entered politics. Died in London.
Grandson of the 3rd Duke of Portland. Member of Parliament for Kings Lynn. Private secretary to George Canning, his uncle. Voted for the Reform Bill and as head of the Protectionist Party opposed ...
Listed in the Parliamentary Army in 1642. Fought at Newbury and was probably mortally wounded at the Battle of Brandon (or Cheriton) Heath. Buried Westminster Abbey, 18 April 1644. According to Th...
Southbank Mosaics actively promotes equal opportunities and cross-cultural, inter-generational mosaic art work. The studio aims to draw on the historic roots of local neighbourhoods traversed by Sh...
Killed in the Dulwich Library air raid aged 54. Andrew Behan has kindly researched this lady: Rosie Isabel Burrett was born on 26 January 1885 in Newington, a daughter of Harry Burrett and Charlot...
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