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CRAFT, Ellen (c.1826-c.1891) & CRAFT, William (c.1824-1900)

Ellen and William Craft were African American freedom fighters who made a daring escape from enslavement in Georgia, and in 1851 fled to Britain, where they supported anti-slavery efforts.

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CRAFT, Ellen (c.1826-c.1891) & CRAFT, William (c.1824-1900)

Ellen and William Craft were African American freedom fighters who made a daring escape from enslavement in Georgia, and in 1851 fled to Britain, where they supported anti-slavery efforts.

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Atoning for the Bloodshed: William the Conqueror and the Foundation of Battle Abbey

How Battle Abbey has its origins in the great battle fought on 14 October 1066 between Harold, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, and William, Duke of Normandy.

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BAZALGETTE, Sir Joseph William (1819-1891)

Blue Plaque commemorating civil engineer Joseph William Bazalgette at 17 Hamilton Terrace, St John's Wood, London NW8 9RE, City of Westminster.

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ROY, Major-General William (1726-1790)

Blue Plaque commemorating surveyor Major-General William Roy at 10 Argyll Street, Soho, London W1F 7TQ, City of Westminster.

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THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-1863) (Palace Green)

Blue Plaque commemorating Novelist William Makepeace Thackeray at 2 Palace Green, Kensington, London W8 4QB, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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HOLMAN-HUNT, William, O.M. (1827-1910)

Blue Plaque commemorating painter William Holman-Hunt at 18 Melbury Road, Holland Park, London W14 8LT, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-1863) (Palace Green)

Blue Plaque commemorating Novelist William Makepeace Thackeray at 2 Palace Green, Kensington, London W8 4QB, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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BAZALGETTE, Sir Joseph William (1819-1891)

Blue Plaque commemorating civil engineer Joseph William Bazalgette at 17 Hamilton Terrace, St John's Wood, London NW8 9RE, City of Westminster.

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BENNETT, Sir William Sterndale (1816-1875)

Blue Plaque commemorating musical composer Sir William Bennett at 38 Queensborough Terrace, Bayswater, London W2 3SH, City of Westminster.