Event    From 1642  To 1651

English Civil War

The English Civil War was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of religious freedom. Important figures and events: Charles I, Long Parliament, Charles II, Oliver Cromwell.

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English Civil War

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Brentford Monument

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R. K. Helye

R. K. Helye

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, KG, LVO, OBE, MC

Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, KG, LVO, OBE, MC

Arthur Valerian Wellesley was born on 2 July 1915 in Rome, Italy. His Wikipedia page gives a comprehensive guide to his life. He died, aged 99 years, on 31 December 2014 at Stratfield Saye House,...

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Italy

1 memorial
Flight Lieutenant Coburn Clark King

Flight Lieutenant Coburn Clark King

Coburn Clark King was born on 28 April 1908 in Oregon, Holt County, Missouri, USA the youngest of the six children of Alonzo Wilmer King (1850-1930) and his second wife Julia Ellen King née Thuma (...

Person, Armed Forces, USA

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Lieutenant George Albert Cairns, VC

Lieutenant George Albert Cairns, VC

Victoria Cross. Somerset Light Infantry attached 1bn the South Staffordshire Regiment. Wikipedia, our Picture source, tells his story.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
2 memorials
Royal Arsenal Main Guardhouse

Royal Arsenal Main Guardhouse

Built to the order of the Master-General of the Ordnance. Up to 1844 security at Royal Arsenal was provided by the Royal Artillery. Guard duties were then shared with ;the Metropolitan Police who t...

Building, Armed Forces

1 memorial