A watchmaker from Rouen, France, who was executed following his false confession of starting the Great Fire of London. There were many obvious flaws and impossibilities in Hubert's confession. He had not even been in the country at the time. His confession is often attributed to mental simplicity, an inability to understand what it was he was doing; or it may have been induced through torture, since a scapegoat for the fire was needed and a Frenchman satisfied many political needs. He was tried and convicted at the Old Bailey and hung at Tyburn.
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Robert Hubert
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Fire of London plaque - Museum of London
This is a large plaque, perhaps 2 or 3 feet wide. We tracked this plaque dow...
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Alexander McDonald
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
William Lambert
Employed at the Silvertown Brunner Mond works and killed in the 1917 Silvertown explosion.
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Islington war memorial and shrine - information
N1, Islington Green
This plaque seems to be an afterthought to the new Islington war memorial. It names the two creators of that and also commemorates the wa...
St Monica's church and priory
N1, Hoxton Square, 19, St Monica's Priory
The board is not visually very interesting so we photo'd the church window instead.
AC Cobra
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Croydon Harriers
Athletics club. Located at Croydon Sports Arena. Their website has a history page.
Miriam Moses
Social reformer, OBE, JP. Born 17 Princelet Street. (The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography has "19" but perhaps the street was renumbered when it was renamed from Princes to Princelet Street....
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