{"id":145,"date":"2016-12-19T10:47:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T10:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hebulstrode.co.uk\/?p=145"},"modified":"2017-11-29T08:29:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T08:29:23","slug":"tomb-of-the-duke-and-duchess-of-somerset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hebulstrode.co.uk\/?p=145","title":{"rendered":"Tomb of the Duke and Duchess of Somerset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Duke and Duchess of Somerset lie in peaceful repose at Wimborne Minster; he died in 1444, and she in 1482, but here they rest, hand clasped in hand, reunited in death. The tomb has managed to survive the ages, but their effigies have not escaped the attentions of those who have etched their marks into the alabaster, and broken the Duke&#8217;s sword. It reminds me a little of the tomb of a certain Mortimer de Peverell, the fallen knight in <a href=\"http:\/\/myBook.to\/Agnesofgrimstonepeverell\"><em>Agnes of Grimstone Peverell<\/em><\/a> &#8211; beware the old lady! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"146\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.hebulstrode.co.uk\/?attachment_id=146\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hebulstrode.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Tomb-Wimborne-Minster.jpg?fit=2848%2C2136\" data-orig-size=\"2848,2136\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix A610&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1472090311&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.11111111111111&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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