A view of the mid-14th century tomb of Hugh le Despenser and Elizabeth Montacute, to the north-east of the altar in Tewkesbury Abbey

Date:: 1900 - 1940

Location:: Tewkesbury Abbey, Abbey Precincts, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

Reference:: OP27550

Type:: Photograph (Printing Out Paper Print)

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Description

Hugh Despenser, 2nd Baron Despenser (d.1349) was the son and heir of Hugh the younger Despenser who was executed by Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer in 1326.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/16 Early Photographic Print Collection: Gloucestershire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Abbey, Medieval Altar Tomb, Church