L3407 - Grave monument to Edmund Waller in a churchyard in Beaconsfield

L3407 - Grave monument to Edmund Waller in a churchyard in Beaconsfield
L3407 - Grave monument to Edmund Waller in a churchyard in Beaconsfield
L3407 - Grave monument to Edmund Waller in a churchyard in Beaconsfield
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L3407 - Grave monument to Edmund Waller in a churchyard in Beaconsfield
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L3407 - This obelisk grave monument lies in the churchyard in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. It is dedicated to the memory of Edmund Waller, a prominent local figure whose family bought the Manor of Beaconsfield - Hall Barns - in 1624. Born in 1606, Waller received notoriety as a leading poet of his day. Elected as a Member of Parliament for Amersham at the tender age of sixteen, he went on to play a prominent role in the Civil War devising what became known as 'Waller's Plot' to oust parliamentary rebels ('Roundheads'). Discovery of his actions led to trial for treason and condemnation to death. However, by the inducement of hefty bribes and the betrayal of his co- conspirators this sentence was commuted to exile abroad and a £ 10,000 fine. Waller spent most of his time in Paris until he was allowed to return to Britain in 1651, whereupon he lived a comparatively low key existence at Hall Barns until his death at the age of 82.



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S.W.A. Newton
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L3407.tif
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Original media type: Glass plate negative
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