Person    | Male  Born 28/8/1592  Died 23/8/1628

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham

English statesman. Appointed Lord High Admiral in 1619. Favourite of King James I of England (possibly more) and then of Charles I but so unpopular with others that he was murdered, leaving behind a babe in arms, the 2nd Duke of Buckingham.

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George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham

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Kipling House

The wording on the plaque could have been clearer. The first half is giving t...

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Old Admiralty Building

In the mid 16th century this site was the timber yard for the nearby Whitehal...

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York Watergate

The streets laid out on the site of York House were named: Villiers Street, D...

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Swedish Chamber of Commerce

Swedish Chamber of Commerce

The subject of a London Chamber was first discussed in early 1906, when a number of meetings regarding the arrangement of a Swedish exhibition, led to the establishment of the Swedish Chamber of Co...

Group, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Sweden

1 memorial
Loughton Town Council

Loughton Town Council

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16 memorials
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset

Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset

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Person, Execution, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Efthymios Kjotzas

Efthymios Kjotzas

In 2012 he was the Mayor of Olympia, a town in Greece, close to the archaeological site of the same name.

Person, Politics & Administration, Greece

1 memorial
Geoffrey Finsberg

Geoffrey Finsberg

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Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials

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Temple Bar

Temple Bar

A bar is first mentioned in 1293, when it would have been a simple structure marking one of 8 entrances to the City of London. By this time the City was no longer confined within the London Wall, a...

Building, Architecture

3 memorials
Sir William Walworth

Sir William Walworth

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Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Charles Dickens relief

Charles Dickens relief

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The characters represented in the mural are, left to right, top line: Scrooge, (the head with the door knocker represents Marley's ghost)...

10 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Royal Opera Arcade

Royal Opera Arcade

Designed by John Nash, completed in 1816-18, considered to be London's oldest existing arcade having survived a fire, dereliction and the blitz. See Her Majesty's Theatre for the history of the bui...

Building, Commerce

1 memorial
King Edward VI

King Edward VI

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Person, Royalty

12 memorials