Leicester House was built in 1635 to the north of what we now know as Leicester Square, and was named after Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester. The Leicester Arms pub in Penshurst village also ...

The carved and painted shield of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, can be seen in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey. The arms shows "gules, a lion with a forked tail, argent". This series ...

In 1239 Simon de Montfort became Earl of Leicester, based in the castle, which was situated just north of the Trinity Building. De Montfort is famous for summoning the first “House of Commons”, a ...

Coke's Monument, based at Holkham Hall in north Norfolk, is a 37m column built in 1845 to commemorate the achievements of estate owner Thomas Coke, Earl of Leicester. The edifice illustrates new ...