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  • Shield of Earl Francis and his first wife, Countess Frances Knyvet

    Shield of Earl Francis and his first wife, Countess Frances Knyvet

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  • Heraldic shield of Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland

    Heraldic shield of Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland

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    This shield is mounted at the top of the enormous tomb of the 6th Earl, the so-called “witchcraft tomb”. The ...
  • Heraldic shield of Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland

    Heraldic shield of Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland

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    Roger Manners took part in the Essex Plot against Queen Elizabeth and was sent to the Tower of London, but ...
  • Heraldic shield in which the arms of John, 4th Earl, and Countess Elizabeth are quartered

    Heraldic shield in which the arms of John, 4th Earl, and Countess Elizabeth are quartered

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    In this shield the family blazons of John Manners, 4th Earl, make up the left hand half (as we see ...
  • Shield of Countess Elizabeth (nee Charlton)

    Shield of Countess Elizabeth (nee Charlton)

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    Countess Elizabeth outlived her husband, and it was she who built the Rutland Hospital in Bottesford (1591).
  • Heraldic shield of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland

    Heraldic shield of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland

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    This shield sits on top of the tomb of the 4th Earl and Countess Elizabeth (nee Cherleton). The key to the ...
  • Shield of Isabel, 3rd Countess of Rutland (nee Holcroft, of Vale Royal)

    Shield of Isabel, 3rd Countess of Rutland (nee Holcroft, of Vale Royal)

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    This diamond-shaped shield represents the 3rd Countess, Isabel. Isabel Holcroft married Edward Manners, the 3rd Earl of Rutland, in 1587. The ...
  • The shield of Margaret Neville, 2nd Countess of Rutland.

    The shield of Margaret Neville, 2nd Countess of Rutland.

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    This shield is seen on the reverse side of the panel located on top of the tomb of the 2nd ...
  • Heraldry at St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford

    Heraldry at St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford

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    These photographs are of the Heraldic Achievements displayed the tombs of the Earls of Rutland in the Chancel of St ...
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