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
Henry Brooks Adams
Apart from the fact that he won a Pulitzer for "Education of Henry Adams," 1919, all that the web can supply for him is quotations. You might have better luck. We published this plaque in 2009 and...
1 memorial
Fee Warner
Secretary of TAG, she had been visiting 'The Bolan Tree' since the 24th September, 1977 and had visited regularly since then tidying and checking on the tree's condition.
1 memorial
Alan Cuttie
As head of Wandle Valley mapping project he erected the plaque in 2005 and then again, after the fire, in 2011.
1 memorial
3 memorials
Comic Heritage
Merged with the Heritage Foundation.
29 memorials
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