William I Duke of Normandy - Rouen Cathedral.
This tomb of William I Duke of Normandy (d942) in Rouen Cathedral dates from the 14th century. The earlier burial had been in the ancient sanctuary near the end of what is now the nave.
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Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy - Gloucester Cathedral
Robert Curthose (d1134) effigy, of painted Irish bog oak, was made about 100 years after his death.
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Richard Coeur-de-Lion - Rouen Cathedral, France
Tomb of Richard I of England (d1199). This is one of three tombs to Richard I, this one is said to contain his heart, his entrails were buried in Châlus (where he died), and the rest of his body was buried at the feet of his father, Henry II, at Fontevraud Abbey in Anjou.
Henry the Young King - Rouen Cathedral, France
Tomb of Henry the Young King (d1183) son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, brother of King Richard I of England and King John.
Eleanor of Aquitaine Tomb - Fontevraud Abbey, France
Tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine (d1204) at Fontevraud Abbey in France. Eleanor was first married to Louis VII of France, and had two daughters by him. However, they divorced in March, and in May of the same year, she married Henry of Anjou the future Henry II of England
John of England Tomb - Worcester Cathedral
Tomb of King John the youngest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Made from Purbeck marble the sarcophagus dates from about 1230 and is the earliest effigy in the country to an English king. Originally the effigy would have lain on the floor, but as more elaborate tombs were installed in later years, John's effigy was raised up to rest on a tomb chest that was made in about 1540.
Alexander de Holderness - Peterborough Cathedral.
This effigy on a low tomb chest is thought to be Alexander of Holderness (d1226) abbot of Peterborough.
William Longespee Tomb - Salisbury Cathedral
Tomb of William Longespee (d1226) Earl of Salisbury. William Longespee was the illegitimate son of Henry II and half brother to King Richard I and King John of England.
Bishop William de Blois - Worcester Cathedral.
Bishop of Worcester 1218-1236. The effigy on the tomb is in the Romanesque style and lacks the detailed modelling that would become the hallmark of Gothic sculpture.
Benedictine Abbots - Peterborough Cathedral
Two 13th century effigies of Benedictine monks. Peterborough Cathedral.
Robert de Harcourt Effigy - Worcester Cathedral
Monument to Robert de Harcourt (d1202). The effigy of a cross legged knight is mid 13th century.
Bishop William de Kilkenny - Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire
William de Kilkenny (d1256) monument. Bishop of Ely Cambridgeshire.
Gérard de Conchy - Amiens Cathedral, France
Monument to Gérard de Conchy (d1257).
Bishop Giles de Bridport Tomb - Salisbury Cathedral
This finely carved effigy represents a 13th-century bishop, shown lying in state with hands raised in prayer. The figure is sculpted from dark Purbeck marble, a material much used in English cathedrals of the period. The bishop is depicted wearing liturgical vestments, including the mitre and chasuble, and rests beneath an elaborately canopied tomb.
Bishop Walter de Cantelupe. Worcester Cathedral
This mid 13th century tomb of Bishop Walter de Cantelupe (d1266) is made of Purbeck marble. The relief of the effigy is more rounded than that of the nearby tomb of his predecessor the bishop of Worcester William de Blois (d1236) which is still in the Romanesque style and shows the development to the more rounded forms of the early Gothic.
Rollo Duke of Normandy - Rouen Cathedral
Rollo (870 - 932) first Duke of Normandy. C20 copy of C13 effigy destroyed during the second world war.
Bishop Walter de la Wyle - Salisbury Cathedral
This much mutilated, Purbeck marble, effigy is of Bishop Walter de la Wyle at Salisbury Cathedral.
Lady of the Gifford Family - Worcester Cathedral
Effigy of a lady from about 1300, thought to be a member of the Gifford family. This monument is under the Prince Arthur chantry chapel.
Effigy of John de Verdun - Brixworth, Northamptonshire
This thirteenth century effigy of a Knight dressed in chain mail and surcoat, is thought to be John de Verdun (d1274) a close supporter of King Henry III. The effigy is sculpted from Barnack Rag stone, and can be found in the Saxon church of All Saints Brixworth, Northamptonshire.