TOMB TALK. St. Denis Cathedral, Paris. So what s new with you?

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2 TOMB TALK St. Denis Cathedral, Paris So what s new with you? 2

3 Poulette Family OhGod,Idon tthink he sbreathing... I don t think I am either 3

4 William Wilcotes & his wife Elizabeth forevertogetherinthebigwhitelie 4

5 Moyle & Elizabeth Finch I told you that swan was lousy Now look at us 5

6 Thomas & Katherine Beauchamp Ohquitbitching Youthinkyourhat sstupid? Trytaking silvermesh onthechin 6

7 Henry ii &Catherine d Medici stuck with her still on a pedestal 7

8 Sir Lawremce Tanfield & his wife Ikeepwatchingthatspot. Didn tyouseeitmove? I hate spiders. Dosomething 8

9 funerary monument, York Minster I know this book is the top best seller But please gimme a break Bring me an Agatha Christie? 9

10 Lionel de Welles & wife Cecily Waterton Ihatetodisturbthyprayers,dear, butthere salion inthebedchamber 10

11 John de Beauchamp & wife Joan Whatbirdbraindecided aswannecklooksgood onawoman? 11

12 Funerary monument, York Minster YeahrightBodyguards,youcall em? Don tgoswearingtome younever 12

13 St.Cuthbert s, Holme Lacy Like, we retotally stoned. Howcool 13

14 William Bagot Iworemyray*gunhelmet totheaudition fortheprincessleiarole. Theyreallylovedit,so let sprayallshinyknight. 14

15 Catherine Parr Well, I guess it s just you & me, Angelface. Let s play Twenty Prayers - - but forget that Now I lay me - one. 15

16 Bess of Hardwick OhLord, grantme abuilder withthetoweringvision totrumpme 16

17 Cardinal Richelieu Enoughofthatalready. Howabout MelancholyBaby forme? 17

18 Richard l Little did we think, Philippe, this was our real crusade Or was it only your ambition held me in your arms? 18

19 Sarah Paulet Doyouknowhowmanytimes you vetoldthatsamestory? I msicktodeathofit 19

20 Robert Dudley & Lettice Knollys You know, wife, if we ever get out of here I d buy a simple place: no frills, no overhead. 20

21 Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henri ii, That sit?$ Oyoumenareall alike. GuessI lljustreadawhile... courtly$manners$,$my$foot$ $ 21

22 Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire ontheoldsill frommasonglazierfarmercomes thissunlitharvest 22

23 St. Mary s Church, Chipping Norton Dost thy smell gode Applys and gode Spycis or this all a dream? 23

24 The End 24

25 Credits: 1. Medieval initial from W R Tymms & M Digby Wyatt, The Art of Illuminating as Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times, London: Day & Son, Francis I & Claude of France, Cathedral Basilica of St. Denis, Saint- Denis, FR Photo Credit: Angus Mcintyre 3. Poulett Family, Church of Hinton St. George, Somerset, UK Photo Credit: Geograph / Wikimedia Commons 4. Sir William Wilcotes & his wife Elizabeth, St. Mary s Church North Leigh, Oxfordshire, UK Photo Credit: Motacilla / Wikimedia Commons 5. Sir Moyle Finch & Elizabeth Finch, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK Credit: Amanda Miller of Amanda's Arcadia 6. Thomas & Katherine Beauchamp, St. Mary s Church, Warwick, Warwickshire, UK Photo Credit: SandyEM / Flickr 7. Henry ii of France & Catherine of Medici, Cathedral Basilica of St.- Denis, Saint- Denis, FR Photo Credit: Roi Boshi / Wikimedia Commons 8. Sir Lawrence Tanfield & wife, Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, Burford, Oxfordshire, UK Photo Credit: Mark Whitley 9. Tomb 007, York Cathedral, North Yorkshire, UK Photo Credit: Mattana / Wikipedia Commons 10. Lionel de Welles & wife Cecily Waterton, Waterton Church, Methley, West Yorkshire, UK Photo Credit: Leeds Library and Information Service, John de Beauchamp & wife Joan ( The Medieval Snow White ), Worcester Cathedral, Worcestershire, UK Photo Credit: Mattana / Wikimedia Commons 12. Tomb 004, York Cathedral, North Yorkshire, UK Photo Credit: Mattana / Wikipedia Commons 13. John Scudamore & his wife Sibell, St.Cuthbert s Church, Holme Lacy, Herefordshire, UK Photo Credit: Peter I. Vardy / Wikimedia Commons 14. Sir William Bagot, Baginton Church, Warwickshire, UK Photo credit: Walwyn / History of Parliament Trust 15. Tomb of Katherine Parr, Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire, UK Photo Credit: Sudeley Castle 25

26 16. Bess of Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury, Derby Cathedral, Derbyshire, UK Photo Credit: Poliphilo, Wikimedia Commons Small photo of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, UK: Wikimedia Commons 17. Francis Girardon Cardinal of Richelieu, Chapel of the Sorbonne, Paris, FR Photo Credit: NonOmnisMoriar / Wikimedia Commons 18. Richard I of England ("Richard the Lionheart"), Abbey Church, Fontevraud l'abbaye, Maine- et- Loire, FR Photo Credit: Adam Bishop / Wikimedia Commons Rainbow flag: Wikimedia Commons 19. Sarah Paulet, St. Mary's Church, Stoke d'abernon, Surrey, UK Photo Credit: Pete Reed / Flickr 20. Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester and Lettice Knollys, Beauchamp Chapel, Collegiate Church of St. Mary s, Warwick, Photo Credit: Tony Grist / Wikimedia Commons 21. Henry II of England & Eleanor of Aquitaine, Abbey Church, Fontevraud l'abbaye, Maine- et- Loire, FR Photo Credit: Touriste / Wikimedia Commons 22. Harvest display, Southwell Cathedral, Nottinghamshire, UK Photo Credit: John Reynolds 23. Effigy in St Mary's Church, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, UK Photo Credit: John Shortland / Geograph Small Photo Credit: Detail of Vicenzo Campi, Kitchen, 1580s, Wikimedia Commons / Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan "gode Applys and gode Spycis" Samuel Pegge, The Forme of Cury a Roll of Ancient English Cookery, London: J. Nichols, 1780, 27. Sir Moyle Finch and his wife Lady Elizabeth Finch, Victoria and Albert Museum 26

27 Author s Note: How did TOMB-TALK happen? It began in London s Victoria & Albert Museum in 2000 when I saw and photographed the beautiful 17 th century marble tomb of Sir Moyle Finch and his wife Lady Elizabeth Finch. Tickled at the notion of peeking up her skirt, I shot my picture eye- level at their feet. The humor engendered took a dozen years before I could make something better of that unforgotten moment. 27