Today is the anniversary of the death of Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, Master of the Ordnance, Privy Councillor and fourth son of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, at Bedford House on the Strand in 1590. He was laid to rest in the Beauchamp Chapel of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick. You can read more about Ambrose in my bio of him - Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick.
I have a real fondness for the Dudley family and was very moved when I visited the tombs of Ambrose, his brother Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and Robert's wife, Lettice, and Robert's little boy, Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh, "the noble imp" as his tomb says.
Here are some photos Tim and I took at the church in Warwick. By the way, the crowns are earls' coronets rather than royal crowns.
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- The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
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- Entrance to the Beauchamp Chapel where Ambrose is buried.
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- The frieze above the entrance
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- Ambrose Dudley’s tomb
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- Transcript of the inscription on Ambrose Dudley’s tomb
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- Tomb of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and his wife Lettice.
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- Tomb of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and his wife Lettice.
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- The top of Robert and Lettice Dudley’s tomb
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- Inscription on the tomb of Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh, “the noble impe”, son of Robert and Lettice Dudley.
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- Tomb of Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh, “the noble impe”, son of Robert and Lettice Dudley.
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