Fought to free Corsica from France. Born Corsica. Exiled in London 1770 - 1780 and again 1795 until his death in London. At the Burdett-Coutts memorial, where his name is given as "Paschalis de Paoli of Corsica" you can read why his bones were dug up, and then in 1889, returned to Corsica and reburied there.
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General Pasquale Paoli
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Burdett-Coutts Memorial Sundial
This elaborate piece of high Victoriana was designed by George Highton of Bri...
Other Subjects
Francisco de Miranda
Born Caracas, Venezuela. Died in jail in Cadiz, Spain.
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Spain, Venezuela
4 memorials
Cato Street Conspiracy
A plot to murder the Tory Prime Minister, Lord Liverpool, and the whole cabinet, as they had dinner at a house on Grosvenor Square. The dinner had been announced in a newspaper but this was probabl...
1 memorial
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Indian patriot and philosopher. Born in Bhagur, District Nashik, Maharashtra.
2 memorials
Irish Heritage
The only reference we can find to this name is a group supporting young Irish musicians and composers. It seems unlikely that they would be connected with the plaque at Brixton Prison.
1 memorial
Gyorgy Krasso
Hungarian patriot. New York Times obituary. Â Krasso's widow, Agnes Hay, has kindly allowed us to use this photograph.
1 memorial
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