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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leicester_House,_WestminsterLeicester House, Westminster - Wikipedia

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   Leicester House was a large aristocratic townhouse in Westminster, London, to the north of where Leicester Square now is. Built by the Earl of Leicester and completed in 1635, it was later occupied by Elizabeth Stuart, a British princess and former Queen of Bohemia, and in the 1700s by the two successive Hanoverian princes of Wales.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leicester_HouseLeicester House - Wikipedia

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   Leicester House may refer to: Leicester House, the original name of Essex House (London), London, built c. 1575 and demolished in the 1670s. Leicester House, Westminster, the house that Leicester Square is named after, built in the 1630s and demolished c. 1791.

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5. www.british-history.ac.uk › old-new-london › vol3Leicester Square - British History Online

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   Sep 29, 2024 · LEICESTER SQUARE, ABOUT 1750. Leicester House was the abode of the Sidneys—that noble family of which, in the sixteenth century, Sir Henry Sidney, "the wisest, greatest, and justest Lord-Deputy Ireland ever had," and his more famous son Philip, were the great ornaments.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leicester_SquareLeicester Square - Wikipedia

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   Leicester Square (/ ˈ l ɛ s t ər / ⓘ LEST-ər) is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. It was laid out in 1670 as Leicester Fields, which was named after the recently built Leicester House, itself named after Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester.

7. www.geni.com › projects › Leicester-Square-inclLeicester Square (incl. Leicester House), London, England

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   Leicester Square Listeni/ˈlɛstər/ is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. It was laid out in 1670 and is named after the contemporary Leicester House, itself named after Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester.

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   Who built Leicester House?

   • Leicester House was a large aristocratic townhouse in Westminster, London, to the north of where Leicester Square now is. Built by the Earl of Leicester and completed in 1635, it was later occupied by Elizabeth Stuart, a British princess and former Queen of Bohemia, and in the 1700s by the two successive Hanoverian princes of Wales.

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   Who lived in Leicester House in 1750?

   • LEICESTER SQUARE, ABOUT 1750. Leicester House was the abode of the Sidneys—that noble family of which, in the sixteenth century, Sir Henry Sidney, "the wisest, greatest, and justest Lord-Deputy Ireland ever had," and his more famous son Philip, were the great ornaments.

   Leicester Square - British History Online

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   Why is Leicester Square called Leicester Square?

   • Leicester Square (/ ˈlɛstər / ⓘ LEST-ər) is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. It was laid out in 1670 as Leicester Fields, which was named after the recently built Leicester House, itself named after Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester.

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   Where was Leicester Square occupied?

   • The north side of the Leicester Square of to-day was the only place occupied in the vicinity, and this was taken up by Leicester House and its gardens, at the back of which was a large open common which was used for many years as a place for military exercise.

   Leicester Square - British History Online

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   When was Leicester Square redeveloped?

   • After it was demolished in 1791, the house and its gardens were redeveloped as numbers 7–15, Leicester Square (on its north side), and some new houses on Leicester Place, Leicester Street, Lisle Street, and Sidney Street (now Sidney Place).

   Leicester House, Westminster - Wikipedia

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   Who built Leicester Square?

   • The history of the square, in fact, begins with Leicester House, which was built between 1632 and 1636, by Robert Sidney, Earl of Leicester, whose voluminous correspondence, preserved among the "Sidney Papers," is a history, in little, of his time, and of whose sons, Philip and Algernon Sidney, Leicester Fields hold many memories.

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9. www.tripadvisor.ca › Hotel_Review-g186338-d1942356Leicester House - UPDATED Prices, Reviews & Photos - Tripadvisor

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