Grandson of King Edward IV. 1st Marquess of Exeter. Accused of Catholic loyalties when this was not in favour. Executed by decapitation with a sword on Tower Hill. We have taken his dates from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; Wikipedia differs slightly.
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Henry Courtenay, Earl of Devon
Commemorated ati
Tower Hill Martyrs - list
{5 plaques, in total listing 27 names, each with their year of death, the fir...
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James Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater
Jacobite. Either 'Radcliffe' or 'Radclyffe'. Illegitimate grandson of Charles II on his mother's side. A very wealthy Northumbrian nobleman, brought up in France. 1712 married Anna Webb. Captured ...
1 memorial
Ralph Jackson
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
1 memorial
William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury
Born Reading. 1628 became Bishop of London. 1633 became Archbishop of Canterbury. Supported Charles I, opposed many of the church practices that had come in during Queen Elizabeth's reign and perse...
2 memorials
James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley
Army commander. Born Staffordshire. A commander in the 1st Cornish Rebellion. Captured at the battle on Blackheath on 17 June 1497 and beheaded on Tower Hill.
1 memorial
Arpad Weisz
Weisz, Árpád. Footballer. Born in Solt, Hungary. As well as Hungary, he also played for Czechoslovakia and Italy. He was part of the Hungarian squad in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. A serious ...
Person, Execution, Sport / Games, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Italy, Poland
1 memorial
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Emily Sparkes
Emily Carpenter, daughter of a Bromley gamekeeper, met George Sparkes while working as his housekeeper. In 1865 she became his second wife. "He is said to have educated the lively and intelligent E...
1 memorial
Clothworkers Company
Their Hall, next to All Hallows Staining, was destroyed in the Great Fire.
3 memorials
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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