English statesman. Appointed Lord High Admiral in 1619. Favourite (possibly more) of King James I of England and then of Charles I but so unpopular with others that he was assassinated/murdered, leaving behind a babe in arms, the 2nd Duke of Buckingham.
He and then his son owned Beaufort House in Chelsea and York House in central London, at least while the properties were not confiscated during the upheavals of the Commonwealth.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
The wording on the plaque could have been clearer. The first half is giving t...
This unusual memorial was created by Ernest and Mary Gillick in their studio ...
In the mid 16th century this site was the timber yard for the nearby Whitehal...
The streets laid out on the site of York House were named: Villiers Street, D...
In existence before 1066.  Richard II formalised the structure.  At that time they were 12 in number but are now down to three, responsible for singing services and organising large and small scale...
Building, Music / songs, Politics & Administration, Religion
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal and 1st Count of Oeiras was born in Lisbon, Portugal, on 13 May 1699. In 1738, he received his first public appointment as the Portuguese ...
Member of the Electric Lighting and Tramways Committee, West Ham. Our image comes from Wikipedia's photo captioned 'First West Ham Borough Council, 1886-7'. This 'Councillor R. White' is probably ...
Co-overseer of the Westminster Union workhouse in 1826.
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