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Michael Portillo

Categories: Politics & Administration, TV & Radio

Journalist, broadcaster and former M.P. and cabinet minister. Born Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo. He unexpectedly lost his safe seat of Enfield Southgate at the 1997 general election, which led to the expression 'A Portillo moment'. He unsuccessfully stood for the leadership of the Conservative party in 2001, and retired from the Commons in 2005. He now presents and takes part in a wide range of television and radio programmes.

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Michael Portillo

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Kew Gardens Station rebuilding

The plaque is in the station entrance hall.

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United States constitution

This was partly based on Magna Carta.

Concept, Law, Politics & Administration, USA

1 memorial

Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey

Hereditary peer. Member of Parliament for Boston, Lincolnshire from 1661 to 1666. Succeeded to the titles of 3rd Earl of Lindsey, 16th Baron Willoughby de Eresby and Hereditary Lord Great Chamberla...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

Danish-Norwegian Consulate

Numbers 20-21 Wellclose Square which housed this consulate no longer exist so we were delighted to find this 1930 picture which shows the reliefs one on the front of each building. 2021: This Spit...

Building, Other, Politics & Administration, Denmark, Norway

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Willy Brandt

Politiican. Born as Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in the Free City of Lübeck (German Empire). In 1933 he left Germany for Norway to escape Nazi persecution and adopted his new name to avoid detection. H...

Person, Politics & Administration, Germany, Norway, Spain

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J. C. F. Warrington Rogers

Clerk to the Commissioners of the 1892 Westminster Public Baths and Wash-houses. 1872 operating as a solicitor. Probably James Charles Frampton Warrington Rogers, the man on this My Heritage page.

Person, Politics & Administration

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R. Fus.(C. Of L. Regt) 1st Batn. - regular

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt) 1st Batn. - regular

Group

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English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts,...

Group, Architecture, History, Property

415 memorials

Lord Douglas Haig

1st Lord Haig. Born Edinburgh into the whisky family. Senior commander during WW1. Initially nicknamed "butcher of the Somme", but then popular before his death. He has since been criticised for mi...

Person, Armed Forces, Scotland

3 memorials

Ward of Cordwainer Club and members

Cordwainers are shoe-makers. The club celebrated its centenary in 2002.

Group, Community / Clubs

2 memorials

Blind Veterans UK

This charity was founded at the start of WW1 by Arthur Pearson, the newspaper magnate who became blind in later life, as The Blinded Soldiers' and Sailors' Care Committee. February 1915 it opened t...

Building, Education, Social Welfare

3 memorials