Wife of Edward VII, mother of George V. Born at the Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark. As an adult gradually became profoundly deaf. It is said the Queen Victoria learnt the British Sign Language alphabet so as to be able to converse with her daughter-in-law. Died at Sandringham.
A hairstyle was named for her: the Alexandra fringe.
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Queen Alexandra
{On a large bronze plaque on the front of the plinth:} Her Majesty Queen Alex...
The building behind this monument, Marlborough House, was where Alexandra and...
{Plaque beneath a medallion of King Edward VII:} Coronation clock tower - a s...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Queen Alexandra
Princess Alexandra was laying the foundation stone for the Chelsea Hospital f...
This was the obvious memorial to choose as the first featured memorial for Lo...
In 1894 the royal personages listed at the top of the plaque as: Prince of Wa...
Born in Arolsen as Helena Frederica Augusta of Waldeck & Pyrmont. Married, in 1882, Leopold, Duke of Albany, youngest son of Queen Victoria. Died in the Tyrol. The photograph was taken at the ...
As lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves Catherine attracted Henry's ever-roving eye. Anne was dumped (via the annulment method) and the obese, 49-year old Henry married the 20-year old Catherine. Sh...
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 ch...
Married Humphrey, uncle to the child King Henry VI. Eleanor was implicated in a plot of treasonable necromancy against the king. Her supposed co-conspirators were executed and she was sentenced ...
See their Silver Wedding for more information.
Novelist and poet (also painter). Born Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. Died Vence, France. Novels include: Lady Chatterley's Lover, Sons and Lovers, Women in Love.
A group of evangelical Baptist churches in the UK. Founded by Rev. H. A. Squire (with others) who became the founding President. The Old Baptist Union's executive body is called the "Council of Man...
When this authority was formed it took over responsibility for water supply from a number of other bodies including the Metropolitan Water Board.
Founded in early June 1841 at a meeting at the Edinburgh Castle public house in the Strand, attended by Henry Mayhew, brewery manager Mark Lemon, and engraver Ebenezer Landells. The first issue wa...
Born Dublin. Socialist, member of the Fabian Society. Plays include: Saint Joan, Major Barbara and Pygmalion on which My Fair Lady is based. Didn't like his first name, "Don't George me!" so is oft...
Person, Literature, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, Theatre, Ireland
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