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title: London's 10 Most Beautiful Statues, and the British Story Each One Tells
description: "Charles I, Boudicca, Eros, Peter Pan, Millicent Fawcett, Mary Seacole and the Windrush Monument: ten London statues and the history they tell."
author: Dr Marina Nani (Editor-in-Chief)
date: 2026-10-25T14:17:01.099Z
updated: 2026-10-25T14:18:42.248Z
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categories: Destinations, Food & Culture
content_type: Feature
region: United Kingdom
publication: Rich Travel Magazine
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Walk across central London and you pass a history of Britain cast in bronze. Kings, warriors, reformers and nurses stand on plinths in squares, parks and station concourses, each one placed there by a generation that wanted to say something about who the country was. Read them in order and you can follow four centuries of British history, from the Civil War to Windrush, and watch the country change its mind about who deserves a pedestal.

These ten statues are among the most beautiful in the city. Each one also changed, or still shapes, the way London sees itself.

## 1. Charles I, Trafalgar Square: the king who outlived his execution

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