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Gunpowder Plot
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Gunpowder Plot
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Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Indian patriot and philosopher. Born in Bhagur, District Nashik, Maharashtra.
Lady Jane Francesca Wilde
Born Dublin. Mother of Oscar Wilde. Poet under the pseudonym ‘Speranza’. Supporter of the Irish nationalist movement and advocate of women’s rights. Died 146 (now 87) Oakley Street.
Michael Collins
Irish nationalist and politician. Born Woodfield, County Cork. He moved to London in 1906 with his sister, spending over nine years there. An activist in the Sinn Féin movement, he was imprisoned i...
Monmouth Rebellion
The Monmouth Rebellion, also known as the Pitchfork Rebellion, the Revolt of the West or the West Country rebellion, was an attempt to depose James II. A group of dissident Protestants led by the D...
Joe Slovo
South African freedom fighter. Born Lithuania. His family emigrated to South Africa when he was 8. Married First in 1949. died at home in Johannesburg, as a member of Nelson Mandela's government.
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Guildhall School of Music - Arne
EC4, John Carpenter Street
This complex of buildings was created to house the Guildhall School of Music, who had outgrown their premises at Aldermanbury. Designed b...
Kenny Wheeler
Trumpet and flugelhorn player. Born Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler in Toronto. He moved to Britain in 1952. He made his name playing in groups with Ronnie Scott, John Dankworth and Tubby Hayes. He wa...
William F. Best
Great Central Railway, London and District Goods Department employee killed in World War I.
Ealing Studios
Television and film production company and facilities provider. White Lodge on Ealing Green was first used for making films in 1902. Basil Dean acquired it in 1929 and, under the name Associated...
Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg
Born Bengal, his father being Chairman of the East India Company. Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1835-39. Never married. Died at Cannes where he had lived his final years.
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