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Person    | Female  Born 7/9/1533  Died 24/3/1603

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I

Daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Born Greenwich Palace. Succeeded her half-sister Queen Mary I. Reigned: 1553 - 1603. Never married, no children, so followed by James I.

Elizabeth I sponsored the slave trading voyages of John Hawkins.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Queen Elizabeth I

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Chelsea Manor House - Cheyne Walk

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea King Henry VIII’s Manor House stood ...

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Elizabeth I statue - Harrow

Harrow School was founded in 1572 under a Royal Charter of Elizabeth I so thi...

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Forest Hill mural

{Panel 1:} A Brief Local History In medieval times this area was known as The...

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League of coloured peoples

League of coloured peoples

Founded by Doctor Harold Moody. A civil-rights organisation with the aim of racial equality around the world. Although its primary purpose was black rights in Britain, it was also involved in other...

Group, Community / Clubs, Race Issues

1 memorial
Alford Gardner

Alford Gardner

Windrush Pioneer. Alford Dalrymple Gardner was a Jamaican-born "Windrush generation" emigrant and co-founder of the first Caribbean cricket club in Britain. Served in the RAF in WW2. The Guardian,...

Person, Race Issues, Sport / Games, Jamaica

1 memorial
Olaudah Equiano

Olaudah Equiano

Born in an African village, he was sold into slavery, first locally, then in England, then in America where he managed to buy his freedom. He returned to England and wrote the first autobiography o...

Person, Literature, Race Issues, Africa

6 memorials
Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford

Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford

Statesman. Harley Street was named after him. Responsible for the creation of the South Sea company and was the first governor. This company later became a major player in the Atlantic slave trade.

Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues

1 memorial
Westminster BAME Network

Westminster BAME Network

From Westminster we understand that this is a group providing support for Black, Asian and Multiple Ethnic employees of Westminster City Council.

Group, Politics & Administration, Race Issues

1 memorial