Ripley Castle

Discover Hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury, crusader, Chief Justiciar and Lord Chancellor, his powerful Walter family and Butler dynasty connections, and the remarkable medieval faces preserved on his 800-year-old tomb at Canterbury Cathedral.

Discover Lady Emmeline Dawney, a wealthy fourteenth-century Cornish heiress whose inheritance strengthened the powerful Courtenay dynasty. Explore her remarkable medieval effigy at St Mary's Church, Sheviock, and the enduring mystery surrounding the damage to her face.

Discover the medieval effigy believed to depict Sir Hugh Mortimer at St Peter's Church, Martley. Explore the powerful Mortimer dynasty, Yorkist symbolism, the Battle of Wakefield, and the intriguing alterations visible on the monument's face.

A narrative exploration of Sir Thomas Ingilby and Lady Edeline Thwenge of Ripley Castle, tracing their noble lineage, Yorkshire landholdings, and enduring connection to one of England’s longest continuously occupied estates, alongside their medieval effigy in Ripley Church.