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
Commemorated ati
Kipling House
The wording on the plaque could have been clearer. The first half is giving t...
Old Admiralty Building
In the mid 16th century this site was the timber yard for the nearby Whitehal...
York Watergate
The streets laid out on the site of York House were named: Villiers Street, D...
Other Subjects
Charity Commissioners
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities in England and Wales and maintains the Central Register of Charities.
1 memorial
Brentford and Chiswick Urban District Council
Brentford Local Government District, created in 1874, was governed by a local board of twelve members. In 1894 it was reconstituted as an urban district, and Brentford Urban District Council replac...
2 memorials
Admiral, Sir John Colpoys, GCB
Naval officer. While attempting to control the 1797 Spithead mutiny, Colpoys ordered the shooting of his own crew thus causing the death of several men (we can't find an exact number). Not surpri...
1 memorial
Charles Palmer
A Commissioner for the 1892 Westminster Public Library.
1 memorial
Sir W Alan Gillett, TD DL,
Chairman of The Solicitors Law Stationery Society Ltd. In 1951.
1 memorial
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