Poet, dramatist and historian. Born Sussex. Commissioned by the House of Commons to compose a History of the Parliament, published 1647. A supporter of the regicides. Buried Westminster Abbey.
When Charles II was restored to the throne he ordered the disinterment of the bodies of Oliver Cromwell and his supporters, including May, and their reburial in an unmarked pit in St Margaret's churchyard, Westminster.
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Thomas May
When Charles II was restored to the throne he issued Royal Warrant, dated 9 S...
Businessman and Sheriff of London and Middlesex, 1839-40. The image of Evans has a small drawing at the bottom captioned: "Interior of the room in which Mr Sheriff Evans was confined". This set u...
Trades unionist and politician. Born Emanuel Shinwell in Spitalfields. He first entered parliament in 1922. He campaigned for Britain to support the Popular Front government in Spain against Franco...
Member of the Joint Co-ordinating Committee in 1982 for opening Tower Bridge to the public.
Born Edinburgh, grandson of Sir John Sinclair. Caithness Landowner and 3rd Baronet. MP, 1870 - 1885, with a fascination for Mary Queen of Scots and a liking for theatrical gothic. The earliest born...
Member of the Building Committee to build the 1909 Bethnal Green Town Hall. Describing the Bethnal Green councillors at this time, British History gives: "Some later called themselves Liberals, am...
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