Illustrated Dictionary of British Churches - Cartouche Definition

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Cartouche

An ornamental shield or tablet, often containing an heraldic device (coat of arms). Cartouches are often decorated with fanciful scrolled edges representing rolled parchment or paper. Cartouches are often found upon late medieval and Elizabethan tombs.

Poughill, Cornwall

Poughill, Cornwall




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The fourth wife of Henry VIII, who agreed to marry her partly on the basis of a flattering portrait painted by Holbein



14 May, 1219

Death of William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke

Marshall was widely regarded as the ideal of a medieval knight; he ruled England during Henry III's minority

He was killed by his stepmother to put his half-brother on the throne



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