the elegant alabaster tomb in the centre which dominates the Chantry Chapel. It was built in memory of George Manners, 11th Lord Roos (or Ros), who died in 1513, and his wife Anne, formerly Duchess of Exeter, older sister of Edward IV and Richard III the only daughter of the Chantry’s founders, who died in 1526. Lord and Lady Roos’ eldest son, Thomas, was to become a favourite of Henry VIII and was created the 1st Earl of Rutland in 1525.the elegant alabaster tomb in the centre which dominates the Chantry Chapel. It was built in memory of George Manners, 11th Lord Roos (or Ros), who died in 1513, and his wife Anne, formerly Duchess of Exeter, older sister of Edward IV and Richard III the only daughter of the Chantry’s founders, who died in 1526. Lord and Lady Roos’ eldest son, Thomas, was to become a favourite of Henry VIII and was created the 1st Earl of Rutland in 1525.
the elegant alabaster tomb in the centre which dominates the Chantry Chapel. It was built in memory of George Manners, 11th Lord Roos (or Ros), who died in 1513, and his wife Anne, formerly Duchess of Exeter, older sister of Edward IV and Richard III the only daughter of the Chantry’s founders, who died in 1526. Lord and Lady Roos’ eldest son, Thomas, was to become a favourite of Henry VIII and was created the 1st Earl of Rutland in 1525.