Captain William Rainsborough, usually spelt Rainsborowe, was an English Captain and Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy, English ambassador to Morocco and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642.
Captain William Rainsborowe's Ship 1638
London Bridge in 1630s England
Royal Foundation of St Katharine
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine is a religious charity based in the East End of London. The Foundation traces its origins back to the medieval church and monastic hospital St Katharine's by the Tower, established in 1147, next to the Tower of London.
East end of St Katharine's Church, the chapel of the hospice before its removal in the 19th century
Parish Boundary Marker for St Katharine by the Tower
St Katharine's Church, Regent's Park (now the Danish Church)
The current home of the Royal Foundation of Saint Katharine, Butcher Row, Ratcliff