Chancellor, Archbishop and Martyr. Born Cheapside of French parents. son of Gilbert Becket, mercer. Archbishop of Canterbury, 1162 to his death. Assassinated after his erstwhile friend, Henry II, declared "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Thomas Becket
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Thomas Becket
{On the lower edge of the bust:} S. Thomas [On a modern plaque lower on the...
Thomas Becket statue
Not bronze but a resin which Copnall coloured to simulate bronze. More photo...
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Dr. Frederick Montague Miller
Twice Mayor of Hackney. Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has researched Miller and found this photo: Frederick Montague Miller was born in 1848 in Hackney, the son of Claudius Montague Miller and Eliz...
1 memorial
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Led the government of the under-age King Edward VI 1550-3, and on his death unsuccessfully attempted to install Lady Jane Grey and her husband (his son) Lord Guilford Dudley on the throne.  Execute...
1 memorial
Mr W. Harrison
Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.
1 memorial
Alfonso López-Pumarejo
Ambassador and President of Colombia. Born in Honda, Tolima, Colombia. He studied at the London School of Economics. He was elected President of Colombia in 1934 and then again in 1942. Appointed a...
1 memorial
Karl Marx
Born Trier, Germany (then Prussia). Died Maitland Park Road, Hampstead. Â Lived briefly in Brussels. From the Institute for Fiscal Studies: "Marx lived for a time after arriving in London in 1849 a...
Person, Philosophy, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, Germany
6 memorials
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