Stiffleaf's photos with the keyword: more

memorial to sir thomas more, beheaded in 1535, whose decapitated head was obtained by his daughter margaret, and placed next to her coffin in 1577 in the family vault of her husband william roper . it seems that only the jawbone remains in a lead casket, set behind bars in the north wall of the vault directly below this c20 slab.

tomb of sir thomas more's family, erected in 1532 for his first wife. he was executed in 1535, but prob. not buried here

tomb of sir thomas more's family, erected in 1532 for his first wife. he was executed in 1535, but prob. not buried here