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English: St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, chest tomb of Sir Robert Drury (1456–1536) and his wife Anne Calthorpe, daughter of Sir William Calthorpe of Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. Sir Robert Drury, lord of the manor of Hawstead, Suffolk, was a Knight of the Body to Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII. As a politician he was Knight of the Shire for Suffolk, Speaker of the House of Commons (elected 4 October 1495), and Privy Councillor. He was also a barrister-at-law. His London townhouse was on the site of today's Drury Lane.
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Drury tomb, Bury St Edmunds

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28 August 2019