Daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Born Greenwich Palace. Succeeded her half-sister Queen Mary I. Reigned: 1553 - 1603. Never married, no children, so followed by James I.
Elizabeth I sponsored the slave trading voyages of John Hawkins.
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Queen Elizabeth I
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Elizabeth I statue - Harrow
Harrow School was founded in 1572 under a Royal Charter of Elizabeth I so thi...
Forest Hill mural
{Panel 1:} A Brief Local History In medieval times this area was known as The...
Friary House
Friary House Friary Park opened to the public on Saturday 7th May 1910 after ...
Other Subjects
Battersea Rise House
Built circa 1770. The house and the estate were bought by Henry Thornton in 1792. William Wilberforce, his good friend, lived here until Thornton's marriage. Both men were MPs and important members...
1 memorial
Equiano Society
From their website: "The Equiano Society was founded by Arthur Torrington and Samuel B. King in London in November 1996. Its main objective is to publicise and celebrate the life and work of Olauda...
1 memorial
Martin Luther King
One of the world's most famous civil rights activists, born Michael King Jr. A Baptist minister, he visited London in December 1964 on his way to Oslo to collect his Nobel Peace Prize. He stayed at...
Person, Race Issues, Religion, Seriously Famous, Tragedy, USA
4 memorials
Thomas Guy
Founder of Guy's Hospital. Born 7 Pritchard's Alley, Fair Street, Horsleydown. This is now the section of Tower Bridge Road between London City Mission and Tower Bridge Primary School. A bookselle...
Person, Benefactor, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
7 memorials
Sir Francis Drake
Sea captain, explorer and pirate. Born in Crowndale, near Tavistock, Devon. He spent his formative years in the house of his cousin Sir John Hawkins and by 1565 was voyaging to Guinea and the Spani...
6 memorials
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