Born Ghent. Ruled over large chunks of Europe and the Spanish colonies in America, the Caribbean, and Asia. Catherine of Aragon was his aunt, and so, despite Henry VIII and Charles being allied for many military purposes, Charles V, who had the Pope effectively imprisoned and so under his control, prevented the Pope annulling Henry's marriage to Catherine. Abdicated in 1555 and died in a monastery in Spain.
We can find no evidence that Charles V ever came to England (as suggested at the Black Friar pub) and it surely would have been a visit with much pomp, unlikely to go unrecorded.
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Emperor Charles V
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Black Friar pub
The plaque is a perfectly nice pub plaque but the pub is adorned with many lo...
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Silver Jubilee of King George V
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession of King George V.
5 memorials
Edward, Duke of Kent (1735)
Edward Augustus was the 4th son of George III and the father of Queen Victoria. In 1818 the only legitimate grandchild of George III died, leaving the succession shaky. The three unmarried sons of...
1 memorial
Catherine Howard
As lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves Catherine attracted Henry's ever-roving eye. Anne was dumped (via the annulment method) and the obese, 49-year old Henry married the 20-year old Catherine. Sh...
3 memorials
Diana Princess of Wales
Born Lady Diana Frances Spencer in Norfolk. Married the Prince of Wales at St Paul's Cathedral in London on 29 July 1981, divorced 28 August 1996. Died in a car crash in Paris with Dodi Fayed. Abov...
12 memorials
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Sir Robert Smirke
Born London. Died Cheltenham. Designed the British Museum and Covent Garden Theatre, amongst other buildings.
2 memorials
Tottenham Hotspur
Football club founded under the name of Hotspur F.C. and usually referred to as 'Spurs'. Its home ground is White Hart Lane and it has won the F.A. cup eight times.
1 memorial
Baring Bros & Co Ltd
Bank. Founded as the John and Francis Baring Company. Despite surviving the Great Depression and two world wars, it was brought down due to unauthorized trading by its head derivatives trader Nick ...
1 memorial
Grosvenor Hospital
The splendid Lost Hospitals has been our source for this summary: Opened in 1866 as the Pimlico and Westminster Institute, a dispensary for women and children. 1873 the hospital bought and moved ...
1 memorial
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