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Sir Edmund's effigy, which is situated in the choir north aisle, is depicted in a mail basinet, gorget and skirt, jupon, baldric, gauntlets, cingulum militare and spurs. By his right side he has a dagger, while at his left was a sword, which is now almost wholly disappeared. The head is resting on a tilting helm, surmounted by a crest of a bird and train. The feet recline on a shaggy lion guardant. Joan, who married Edmund in 1342, is represented dressed in a small reticulated, veiled headdress, gown, close cape and a vest, which is plaited close and stiff from the neck to the bottom. Her head rests on two cushions, while two collared dogs play by the soles of her feet. Sir Edmund took part in the Battle of Crècy, 26 August 1346, where he captured the French aristocrat Robert de Mailarte. In 1384 he accompanied John of Gaunt on a peace mission to France. The following year the two men went to Castile, which by descent belonged to Gaunt's second wife Constance, the daughter and coheir of King Peter. Constance was, however, denied her birthright when the Spanish kingdom was usurped by Peter's half-brother Henry. Sepulchral Effigies of Leicestershire and Rutland Text copyright Max Matthews 2002. Selected text copyright Bob Trubshaw 2025–6. Images copyright Max Matthews 2002 or Bob Trubshaw 2002, 2025–6. No copying or reproduction without prior written permission. Published by Heart of Albion Press Back to top of this page This website does not gather or store any visitor information.

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