Tudor Tomb. Thanks to john speed the 17th century mapmaker and antiquarian and his 1627 book the history of great britaine we are able to understand how henry planned to use it for himself. Mary tudor was born on 18 march 1496 as the daughter of king henry vii and elizabeth of york at sheen palace later known as richmond palace.
The grave of mary tudor at st mary s church bury st edmunds. Thank you to regular contributor heather r. Peterborough cathedral already had one queen buried there namely katharine of aragon buried in 1536.
Thank you to regular contributor heather r.
A black marble sarcophagus confiscated from cardinal wolsey by henry was already at windsor. Mary tudor was born on 18 march 1496 as the daughter of king henry vii and elizabeth of york at sheen palace later known as richmond palace. When she died in 1603 she was first buried in the vault of her grandfather henry vii in the lady chapel beneath the magnificent renaissance tomb created for england s first tudor king and. She was not buried for almost a full five months finally being laid to rest on 5 august 1587 in peterborough cathedral.