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?"
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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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Brig. Surg. Lieut. Col. R. Pringle, MD
Elected Guardian of the Lewisham Union - Lewisham in 1894.
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Dr H. Mansfield Robinson
Shoreditch Vestry Clerk (1891–1899) and Town Clerk (1900–1911) and … communicator with Martians. Our colleague Andrew Behan found Robinson’s other life: between 1918 and 1933 he claimed to be rece...
1 memorial
François Guizot
Historian and statesman. Born François Pierre Guillaume at Nimes, France. His father was executed during the 'Reign of Terror' and he and his mother fled to Geneva. Eventually he went to Paris to s...
Person, History, Politics & Administration, France, Switzerland
1 memorial
1 memorial
Jenny Bianco
Representative Deputy Lieutenant for Southwark from at least 2009. Former secondary school teacher who served 16 years on Westminster City Council. She was Lord Mayor of the City of Westminster in ...
1 memorial
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