The garter robes on the effigy of Charles II at Westminster Abbey

In Westminster Abbey there are a number of effigies, some of wax, some of wood, many of which have survived for centuries. Some of these effigies had a significant role in the funeral obsequies that followed the death of a monarch. Others were used simply to memorialize a monarch or a public individ...

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Main Author: Wilcox, D. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Press 2018
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