The REAL face of Henry VII? Experts to scan 500-year-old effigy head
The effigy rested atop Henry's coffin during his funeral in 1509. The head is all that survives after the body was destroyed ...
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Is this the real face of Henry VII? Westminster Abbey is hoping to finally find out
The lifelike funeral effigy head of Henry VII ... The tomb of Henry VII and his wife, Elizabeth of York, will also be scanned as part of the project Credit: Paul Grover Henry VII died on April ...
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Fraternité conservation spotlight: Catherine de Valois
Join our Conservation Team to discover the secrets of Catherine de Valois' funeral effigy. Catherine de Valois was the French princess who married Henry V in 1420. At her funeral in the Abbey in 1437, ...
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'I'm not sure what's next': National Park ranger in Iowa among thousands fired Friday
Gibbs' Facebook post announcing his sudden departure quickly went viral, garnering more than 73,000 reactions, 11,000 comments and 180,000 shares — something the former Effigy Mounds education ...
Is this the real face of Henry VII? Westminster Abbey is hoping to finally find out
For hundreds of years historians have marvelled at the effigy of King Henry VII for being both lifelike and beyond the ...
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The Queen, Elizabeth II
The late Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in 1926, ruled for longer than any other monarch in British history. During her 70-year reign, the late Queen was much loved and ...
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