Sir John Hawkins, writer, is buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey. His gravestone has been re-cut and reads: J.H. Obiit XXI Maii MDCCLXXXIX Aetatis LXX. [John Hawkins, died 21 May 1789 ...

Medway Council, in Kent, is to consider proposals to rebrand Chatham's Sir John Hawkins car park in Chatham in July. The Elizabethan sailor played an early role in establishing the slave trade in ...

Plymouth City Council proposes changing the name of Sir John Hawkins Square to Justice Square Hawkins was a former Plymouth mayor and one of the most notable naval commanders of the 16th Century ...

Sir John Hawkins Square is named after the Elizabethan sailor who is described in the Encyclopaedia Britannica as "the first English slave trader". It comes after anti-racism protesters tore down ...