Born 1724/1730, son of Ralph. Wealthy by dint of inheriting the Anchor Brewery which he ran 1758-81. MP for Southwark 1765 - 1780. Married Hester - see there for their life together and friendship with Samuel Johnson.
Henry suffered a condition with the same symptoms as that suffered by Edward Gibbon, described by Mrs Thrale as "a testicle swelled to an immense size". Later Rossetti would sympathise.
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Henry Thrale
Site of Anchor Brewery List of brewers: The Monger family 1616-1670 Josiah Ch...
At 8 All Saints Road, Notting Hill. Created and owned for 24 years by Crichlow. It was a centre for political and social activism within the African and Caribbean culture. Visitors included: Jim...
Place, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Race Issues
Entrepreneur, theatrical impresario. Born as Henryk Loewenfeld in Poland, he emigrated to England in the early 1880s. Hee he produced spot-removing fluid which sold very well, then he opened a pate...
Founded by T. Walton. See his page for more details about the shops. Our picture was generously offered to us by Monika Roleff who tells us: "This paper bag is part of the collection of ephemera o...
Originally Roman, rebuilt in 1471, again in 1735 and then demolished in 1760. See British History On-line for a drawing of the last gate). See Cripplegate for the full list of 8 gates of old London.
Harald: Born Norway, son of King Olav V. King of Norway since 1991. Sonia: Born in Oslo as Sonja Haraldsen on 4 July 1937, a commoner. They married in 1968.
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