Entries from Londonist tagged with 'henryi'
August 4, 2008
This Week In London’s History Monday – 4th August 1902: The Greenwich Foot Tunnel is opened, providing pedestrian access between the Isle of Dogs and Greenwich. Tuesday – 5th August 1100: Henry I is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. Wednesday – 6th August 1937: Barbara Windsor is born in Shoreditch in central London. She would achieve fame as an actress, notably as a ‘saucy strumpet’ in the Carry On films of the......
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