King Ethelred II, the Unready

King Ethelred II, the Unready

Also 'Aethelred'.  King of England 978–1013 and 1014–16.  Father of Edward the Confessor and Countess Goda. Died London.

Person, Royalty

1 memorial
Ferdinand II of Aragon

Ferdinand II of Aragon

See his wife's entry.

Person, Royalty, Spain

1 memorial
Mrs Fitzherbert

Mrs Fitzherbert

Mistress/wife of George, Prince of Wales, King George IV to be. Her first husband, Edward Weld, died three months after the wedding, falling off his horse, and before he had signed his new will, th...

Person, Royalty

1 memorial
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster

John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster

"Old John of Gaunt, time-honoured Lancaster" - first line in Shakespeare's Richard II. Fourth son of Edward III. Younger brother to the Black Prince. Uncle to Richard II. Born in Ghent. Lived at th...

Person, Politics & Administration, Royalty

2 memorials
King George III

King George III

Born in St James's Square (not the public garden, one of the houses, obviously). Crowned in 1760, the first monarch since Queen Anne to be truly British. It was during his rule that many of the Ame...

Person, Race Issues, Royalty, Seriously Famous

16 memorials
King George II

King George II

Born Hanover, Germany, died Kensington, Palace, London. Reigned: 1727 - 1760. Notable as the last British sovereign to fight alongside his soldiers (in Germany, against the French). Also the king w...

Person, Royalty, Seriously Famous, Germany

8 memorials
King George I

King George I

Born Hanover. When the last of Queen Anne's 17 children died without issue (no one could accuse her of not trying) there were lots of Catholic potential claimants, but Britain wanted a Protestant h...

Person, Race Issues, Royalty, Seriously Famous

6 memorials
King George IV

King George IV

Regent: 1811 - 1820. Reigned: 1820 - 1830. After secretly marrying Mrs Fitzherbert, he then officially married Princess Caroline of Brunswick. Built the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. A statue of him ...

Person, Race Issues, Royalty, Seriously Famous

17 memorials
George, Duke of Kent

George, Duke of Kent

Son of George V. Born York Cottage, Sandringham. Honorary member of Lincoln's Inn. 1934 created Duke of Kent and married Marina. Rumoured to have had affairs with Jessie Matthews and Noel Coward. D...

Person, Royalty, Tragedy

War dead, WW2
3 memorials
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