French noblewoman who married King Henry III and became consort queen, 1236 until his death in 1272.
Eleanor was the "my fair lady" in "London Bridge is falling down", since she was apparently responsible for misappropriating the maintenance funds.
French noblewoman who married King Henry III and became consort queen, 1236 until his death in 1272.
Eleanor was the "my fair lady" in "London Bridge is falling down", since she was apparently responsible for misappropriating the maintenance funds.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Queen Eleanor of Provence
Unveiled by the Duke of Gloucester, this is actually an "interpretation panel...
His father, George Duke of Clarence, was executed for treason by being drowned in a vat of Malmsey wine, if we believe Shakespeare. Edward was a potential claimant to the English throne and so imp...
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II. This was celebrated all year but particularly on the weekend of 4 and 5 June 1977, the following week and the weekend of the Qu...
Last monarch of France. Son of Louis Bonaparte (Napoleon I's brother) and Hortense de Beauharnais, he was known as Louis Napoleon. He grew up in Switzerland and Germany, but due to involvement in r...
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Royalty, France, Switzerland
The London home of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore from 1920. The house from which their daughter married the Duke of York (the future King George VI) and the house to which the couple moved ju...