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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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...
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Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
Born Wiltshire. His daughter, Anne married the Duke of York, who eventually became James II. His son was Henry. Close to Charles II even before the Restoration he was appointed his Chancellor of t...
2 memorials
Brandreth Gibbs
On the Executive Committee for the 1851 Great Exhibition Memorial.
1 memorial
John Carpenter
Town Clerk. Endowed the City of London School in 1442. Our picture is of his statue high up on the wall of the City of London School's glassed ceiling atrium standing over the door to the balcony...
2 memorials
1 memorial
William Marsden, Secretary of the Admiralty
As secretary of the Admiralty in November 1805 it was Marsden who was the first to receive the news of the Battle of Trafalgar. Born County Wicklow. Sent by the civil service to work in Sumatra a...
1 memorial
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