Mainly known for 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' Click on for an entertaining and enthusiastic introduction to the writings. It was there that we learnt that Gibbon died following an operation to cure his hydrocele, (enlarged scrotum - think melons), a condition from which Mrs Thrale's husband also suffered.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Edward Gibbon
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Edward Gibbon
London County Council Edward Gibbon, 1737 - 1794, historian, lived in a hous...
Edward Gibbon - SW15
Plaque unveiled by Professor David Wormersley who has written many books on G...
Wine Office Court
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...
Other Subjects
Rose Crossgrove
One of a list of 26 researchers involved in researching Hester Leggatt's background.
1 memorial
Grunwick 40
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Grunwick strike.
2 memorials
Ernest Arthur Ebblewhite, FSA
Barrister, local politician and Mayor of Hornsey 1908-9. He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and published a number of books on historical subjects. In the 1890s the College of Arms, Lond...
1 memorial
Sir Flinders Petrie
Archaeologist specialising in Egypt.  Born Charlton, near Greenwich. His maternal grandfather was Captain Matthew Flinders. Petrie was a self-taught surveyor with minimal university education. St...
1 memorial
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