Identifier: oldnewlondonnarr03thor (find matches)
Title: Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Thornbury, Walter, 1828-1876
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Publisher: London : Cassell, Petter, & Galpin
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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s I., soon after his accession to the Englishthrone. The unfortunate queen was beheaded inthe hall of Fotheringay Castle, in Northampton-shire, in 1587, and her remains were first buried inPeterborough Cathedral; but James had her bodyprivately removed to this church in 1612, under thesuperintendence of Dr. Neile, then Dean of West-minster, and buried in a vault beneath this monu-ment. This tomb contains also the remains of thecliildre.n of James L, Charles L, and James U, Westminster Abbey.) CATHERINE, LADY VVALPOLE. 439 We now come to another of the monumental Overlooking this monument is a beautiful piece works of Torregiano-namely, that of Margaret, of sculpture, also the work of an Italian artist Countess of Richmond, the mother of Henry VII. named Valory, to the memory of Catherine Tiie aged and noble lady, whose effigy is m bronze Lady Walpole. The statue stands upon a square gilt, IS represented m what looks like the dress of pedestal, upon which is an inscription which states
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ELIZABETH, WIFE OF HENRY VII. a nun or recluse, with a mantle thrown or wornover all. She was married, in 1455, to EdmundTudor, Earl of Richmond, but in the followingyear was left a widow, with one son (afterwardsHenry VII.). She next became the wife of SirHenry Stafford, who died in 1481 ; and in thefollowing year she married Thomas Lord Stanley.In 1505 she founded Christ College, Cambridge,and she died in 1509. St. Johns College, Cam-bridge, was founded in pursuance with her will. that she was the first wife of Sir Robert Walpole,afterwards Earl of Orford, and that Horace, heryoungest son, consecrated this monument, as wehave said above. The inscription further setsforth that she had beauty and wit, without viceor vanity, and cultivated the arts without affecta-tion : she was devout, though without bigotry toany sect; and was without prejudice to any party,though the wife of a minister, whose power sheesteen.^ed but when she could employ it to benefit. 440 OLD AND NEW LONDON. (Westm

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