Queen of Castile and León. Married to Ferdinand. Together they financed Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage. Their daughter Catherine was Henry VIII's first wife. Their grandson (not Catherine's child, sadly), Charles V Holy Roman Emperor, unified Spain.
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Mary Tudor
Not to be confused with Queen Mary Tudor, who was named after her. This lady was younger and favoured sister to Henry VIII. Born Sheen Palace. Aged 18 she was married off to the 52 year old King of...
1 memorial
Mahomet Weyonomon
A Mohegan Sachem (chief), grandson of Sachem Oweneco and well-educated, writing several languages including English and Latin. The Mohegans became allies of the English, helping the first settlers ...
1 memorial
Silver Jubilee of King George V
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession of King George V.
5 memorials
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Lady Margaret Beaufort
Mother of Henry VII. Born Bedfordshire. As a Tudor matriarch she was important in the Wars of the Roses. Established a school in Wimboure Dorset and founded two colleges in Cambridge. Died in ...
1 memorial
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Frieze of Parnassus - Gainsborough
SW7, Kensington Road
The monument, commissioned by Queen Victoria and designed by George Gilbert Scott, was built 1864-72, and the statue of Albert was instal...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Paul Raphael Montford
Sculptor. Born in Kentish Town to father Horace. Other works in London: Battersea Town Hall (1892) and the panel on the King Charles Street bridge on Whitehall. Other websites refer to Montford's 1...
8 memorials
Elstree Film Studios
The studios have a complex history: Elstree Studios is a generic term which can refer to several current and defunct British film studios and television studios based in or around the towns of Bore...
1 memorial
Sir Christopher Wren - Walbrook
EC4, Walbrook, 39, St Stephen Walbrook church
The blue plaque is below the Palladian window to the left of our photo. Before 2011 the square blue plaque was where the red information ...
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Clive of India - plaque
W1, Berkeley Square, 45
Clive lived here from 1761 until his death, from an overdose of laudanum.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator