The story of Jerpoint Abbey, a historic Cistercian monastery in southeastern Ireland, begins with the legacy of one of Osraige’s most notable dynasties.
Explore the Berkeley legacy through Sir Giles Berkeley (d.1294) and Sir Thomas Berkeley (d.1365), whose effigies preserve their swarthy features, noble lineage, and medieval status despite deliberate facial defacement.
- 23 September 2024
Discover the effigy of Knight Sir Lambert de Trikyngham (d.1280) in a medieval English church. Despite deliberate facial defacement, his Hebrew/Israelite features, including a broad nose and full lips reminiscent of KRS-One, remain visible. His feet rest on a lion, symbolizing the Lion of Judah and his Israelite heritage, preserving a noble lineage often erased from history.
- 22 September 2024
Explore the tomb of Edmund Harman (c.1509–1577), barber-surgeon to King Henry VIII, at St John the Baptist Church, Burford. Despite deliberate facial defacement, Harman and his wife Agnes’s Hebrew/Israelite features — broad noses and full lips — remain visible. Their tomb, including sixteen children, preserves a swarthy lineage often erased from history.