Place Name A controversial figure, even in his own day, James Hepburn (c 1534 – April 14, 1578), 1st Duke of…
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Place Name Arrogant, proud and ambitious Sir Richard Grenville (June 15, 1542 – September 10, 1591) was one of the…
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Place Name This is often attributed to Anthony Askew, an 18thCentury landowner, physician and bibliophile, whose collection of rare and valuable…
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Place Name Laid out from 1800 by Francis Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford. The Russell family had owned the land since…
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Place Name Alfred Waddilove was the son of Marylebone stonemason and builder John Waddilove and his wife Hannah. John formerly of…
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PLACE NAME The Tottenham Court which is referred to probably comes from the former manor of Tottenham (Tottenhall) which stood…
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PLACE NAME Montagu House, after which the street takes its name, was the former site of the British Museum. The…
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Place Name Edward Heylyn was an 18thCentury merchant and entrepreneur who established the Bow Porcelain Factory with Thomas Frye, supplying…
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Place Name Nicholas Shaxton (1485 – 1556) was Bishop of Salisbury under King Henry VIII’s reign. He initially won favour…
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Place Name Robert Aldrich or Aldridge (1507 – March 25, 1555) was Bishop of Carlisle in the reigns of Henry…
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