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Anne Hyde, James II, and Savoy grey plaque
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Anne Hyde, James II, and Savoy grey plaque

Anne Hyde

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“On part of this site in 1640 was built Worcester House where lived Edward second Marquess of Worcester. At midnight on the 3rd. September, 1660, Anne Hyde daughter of the Earl of Clarendon was secretly married here to the Duke of York (afterwards James II) whose two daughters, Mary and Anne, became Queens of England.”

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1638-71

Life dates

Savoy Court

WC2R

People & Places Honored

  • Anne Hyde

    mother of Mary II of England, wife of James II, daughter of Edward Hyde, and mother of Anne · (1638-1671)

  • James II

    son of Charles I, King of Scots, father of Anne, and King of England · (1633-1701)

  • Savoy

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