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The REAL face of Henry VII? Experts to scan 500-year-old effigy head
Henry VII's reign was a prosperous one ... rather than above ground in a tomb chest. Torrigiano designed the tomb effigies that can still be seen above ground. The gilt bronze figures lie atop ...
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The REAL face of Henry VII? Experts to scan 500-year-old funeral effigy head to find out how medieval craftsman made it so lifelike
Henry VII's reign was a prosperous one ... rather than above ground in a tomb chest. Torrigiano designed the tomb effigies that can still be seen above ground. The gilt bronze figures lie atop ...
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Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
This was designed in the Renaissance style by Italian sculptor Pietro Torrigiano (Henry VIII had not liked the designs which were first put forward for the tomb by other sculptors). The black marble ...
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The royal patriarch whose tomb stands in St. David’s Cathedral
In one of their first visits to Wales as the Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Catherine paid tribute to Queen ...
The Daily Telegraph25d
Is this the real face of Henry VII? Westminster Abbey is hoping to finally find out
The tomb was made of marble and gilt bronze and also designed by Torrigiano, who was employed by Henry VIII. Disintegrated The entire effigy, which stood at 6ft 1in, was carried on top of Henry ...
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Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond
The tomb chest is of black marble with sculpted bronze shields of arms around the base. At the west and east ends are the arms of two of her husbands (Edmund and Thomas), on the south side are the ...