Index of Medieval Effigy

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.

Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy - Gloucester Cathedral

Robert Curthose ⓘ (d1134) effigy, of painted Irish bog oak, was made about 100 years after his death.

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 (d1205). 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

This tomb commemorates Gérard de Conchy ⓘ, Bishop of Amiens from 1247 until his death in 1257. The monument consists of a recumbent effigy carved in stone, representing the bishop vested in liturgical garments and wearing a mitre, his head resting on a cushion in the conventional manner of 13th-century episcopal tomb sculpture.

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.

Robert de Ros Heart Monument - Bottesford Leicestershire

The Memorial to Robert de Ros (c. 1237–1285) is a poignant 13th-century stone effigy and heart monument housed in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Bottesford, Leicestershire.

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.