Explorer and naval administrator. Born Devon, the younger brother of Stephen.
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William Borough
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Navigators
This tablet is in memory of Sir Hugh Willoughby, Stephen Borough, William Bor...
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Francis Pocock
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Alexander McDonald
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
William Strong
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Celia Fiennes
Traveller and diarist. Born near Salisbury. Moved to join a sister's family in London in 1691. She explored England on horse-back at a time when travel was difficult and particularly so for a wo...
1 memorial
Drake Navigators Guild
The Drake Navigators Guild is the historical research group which has used multi-disciplinary methods to research Francis Drake’s visit to the west coast of North America in 1579 and related mariti...
1 memorial
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Antonio Canaletto
Venetian painter. When the supply of Grand Tourists coming to Venice and buying his paintings dried up due to war, Canaletto decided to come to England. He arrived in 1746 and stayed until 1755, ...
4 memorials
Royal Air Force
Formed 1st April 1918 at Hotel Cecil, 80 the Strand where it had its first headquarters. Motto: Per Ardua Ad Astra, Latin for "Through Struggles to the Stars".
8 memorials
Stephen Borough
Explorer and naval administrator. Born Devon. Elder brother to William. Sailed in the same North-East Passage expedition as Willoughby, as captain of the 'Edward Bonaventure', the ship that had ...
1 memorial
Sir Thomas More
Born Milk Street. In conflict with Henry VIII over religion he was imprisoned in the tower, found guilty of treason and beheaded on Tower Hill. Final words: "The King's good servant, but God's Firs...
Person, Execution, Literature, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous
16 memorials
Moravian Church
Officially named Unitas Fratrum (Unity of the Brethren), it originated in Bohemia when Jan Hus, a priest and philosopher, objected to some of the practices of the Roman Catholic church, and wanted ...
2 memorials
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