Effigy Bodies: did they really belong to Elizabeth I? Speculating about the appearance of Gloriana through Dress Reconstruction – Sarah A. Bendall
By A Mystery Man Writer
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After blogging about the process of reconstructing the earliest pair of surviving English bodies that were found on the 1603 effigy of Queen Elizabeth I at Westminster Abbey, one of the most frequent questions that I received was: do you think these bodies actually belong to the Queen? My answer: no… and yes, maybe. Funerary records…
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Effigy Bodies: did they really belong to Elizabeth I
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Effigy Bodies: did they really belong to Elizabeth I
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Effigy Bodies: did they really belong to Elizabeth I
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Effigy Bodies: did they really belong to Elizabeth I
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Effigy Bodies: did they really belong to Elizabeth I
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Effigy Bodies: did they really belong to Elizabeth I
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Effigy Bodies: did they really belong to Elizabeth I
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Effigy Bodies: did they really belong to Elizabeth I
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