Ninth Earl of Savoy and first earl of Richmond. Uncle to Eleanor of Provence, Henry III's wife. Henry gave him the land on which, in 1263, he built the Savoy Palace.
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Peter of Savoy
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Savoy - crown
SH Within these precincts stood the Palace of Savoy, the erection of which w...
Savoy Peter Statue
The magnificent Ornamental Passions explain that the statue was created in 19...
Savoy - rose
We can add nothing to this tale of 13th century upper crust marriage brokerage.
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Simon of Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England. Â In the latter role he was associated with the taxes against which the Peasants Revolted and so, along with Robert Hales, he was dragged fro...
1 memorial
Janet Gillman
Former councillor and mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
1 memorial
Sidney James Webb
Social researcher, economist and reformer, founder of the L.S.E., Born London. Â Early Socialist. Â He and his wife, Beatrice Webb, were, with George Bernard Shaw, early members of the Fabian Society...
2 memorials
Dr Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond
Millionaire businessman.   Born on 5 January 1944 in Kilcurry, County Louth, Ireland.  Owned Corby Castle and Carlisle Airport.  He's the one sporting the ermine in the picture. His Wikipedia page...
Person, Benefactor, Politics & Administration, Tragedy, Ireland
1 memorial
Spencer Walpole
Sir Spencer Walpole KCB, FBA was an English historian and civil servant. The son of Spencer Horace Walpole he was descended from one of the brothers of Robert Walpole. Through his mother he was a ...
1 memorial
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