ROBERT DUDLEY MONUMENT
1. ARCH AMT
Notice the bear with the ragged staff on either side.
2. COLUMNS AMT
These are interesting column details of Dudley’s monumental tomb.
3. TOP OF TOMB AMT
The family coat of arms is supported at the top.
4. CREST WH
The coat of arms bears the Dudley family motto: ‘Droit et loyal’ (Just and Loyal). The Warwick bear and the Royal lion join in holding up a very complicated shield. Sometimes as families were joined in marriage, crests were combined in more and more complicated ways.
