h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

There is a myth that Blackheath was the burial ground of plague victims and that this was how it got its name. The truth is more prosaic, that the soils on the heath are of a dark colour. The 14th century Peasants’ Revolt took place on the heath. It was on Blackheath that the citizens of London welcomed Henry V when he returned from Agincourt in 1415. Henry VIII met his future wife, Anne of Cleves, on Blackheath. But sorry, no plague victims...