Alabaster Effigy Of Sir Thomas Bromley At Westminster Abbey In London, England Editorial Image

Thomas Bromley was descended from an ancient family established since the reign of King John at Bromleghe in Staffordshire. He was educated at Oxford and entered the Inner Temple in London as a lawyer and he was also a Member of Parliament. In 1579 he became Lord Chancellor and presided at the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots. His large monument in the chapel, incorporating his alabaster effigy dressed in an embroidered robe, shows carved figures of his eight children kneeling at the base of the structure.