King of the West Saxons and of the Anglo-Saxons. Born Wantage. Introduced a level of education not previously known in Anglo-Saxon England for his sons, those of other nobles and even clever boys of lower birth (no girls, of course). Fought the Vikings and the Danes and burnt the cakes. In the 880s he reoccupied London and restored it to a secure and habitable town again. He was Lord of the Manor of Lewisham. Buried Winchester.
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Alfred the Great
The dates on the plaque differ from those usually given: date of birth varies...
Many sites will tell you that this is the oldest outdoor statue in London, be...
This lovely frieze which represents the "Useful Arts", runs across above the ...
Son of Napoleon III. Born Napoléon Eugène Louis Jean Joseph Bonaparte in the Palace of the Tuileries, Paris. He fought in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 - 71 with his father, and was then sent to ...
The palace covered the area approximately bounded by (clockwise) Northumberland Avenue, Victoria Embankment, Derby Gate, Downing Street, Horse Guards Road, The Mall. The area was already a centre ...
Born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel in Charlottenlund Palace, near Copenhagen. Known as Prince Carl of Denmark, he became the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the uni...
Born Oxford as Sophie Rhys-Jones. Worked in PR. Married Prince Edward in 1999.
He ruled over Kent, Sussex, Wessex and East Anglia. Famous for building the dyke named for him along the Welsh border. Settled a dispute with the Bishop of Worcester at the Council of Brentford in ...
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