Son of Henry VII. Born Born Greenwich Palace, as the spare, not the heir but his brother Arthur predeceased him and their father, aged 15, but not before marrying Catherine of Aragon, who later in 1509 was crowned with Henry as his (first) queen. 6 wives. Father of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.
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King Henry VIII
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49 Bankside
Here lived Sir Christopher Wren during the building of St Pauls Cathedral. He...
Black Friar pub
The plaque is a perfectly nice pub plaque but the pub is adorned with many lo...
Brooke House
Wikipedia and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography both give De Vere's...
Drapers' Hall
Drapers' Hall On this site, once part of the Augustine Priory, Thomas Cromwel...
Forest Hill mural
{Panel 1:} A Brief Local History In medieval times this area was known as The...
Other Subjects
Mary of Modena
Second wife of King James II. Born in the Duchy of Modena, Italy. She lost five children in infancy, before giving birth in 1688 to James Francis Edward Stuart (the future 'Old Pretender'). News of...
Alfred the Great
King of the West Saxons and of the Anglo-Saxons. Born Wantage. Introduced a level of education not previously known in Anglo-Saxon England for his sons, those of other nobles and even clever boys o...
Queen Eleanor of Castile
Born to the King of Castile she was aged 13 when she married the future King of England, Edward I. It was a political, arranged marriage which seems to have been happy and successful as well, if 16...
King Henry I
King of England 1100 - 1135. Fourth son of William the Conqueror, possibly born in Yorkshire. Father to Empress Matilda / Empress Maud. Died in Normandy which he had conquered in 1106.
King Wilhelm II of Germany
William II, the last German Emperor and King of Prussia. Born Berlin, the eldest grandchild of Queen Victoria, and so nephew to King Edward VII. Ruled 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 Novembe...
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Morley mosaics - WBR - Eva Hubback
SE1, Westminster Bridge Road, Morley College
Left to right: Cons, Martineau, Hubback, Baylis. In our photo the pedestrian has just walked past Baylis. These mosaics are on the Maufe...
All Saints Fulham war memorial
SW6, Putney Bridge Approach, All Saints church, Fulham
War memorials online provides: "This memorial commemorates parishioners who died during the Great War. Their names are recorded on a seco...
King Henry III
Ascended throne in 1216, aged 9. Son of King John. Resurrected the Magna Carta. Married Eleanor of Provence who became consort queen. Began the building of the current Westminster Abbey in 1245 ...
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