Monument of Bishop Kilkenny

Book Title: The history and antiquities of the conventual and cathedral church of Ely : from the foundation of the monastery, A.D. 673. To the year 1771 / By James Bentham

Author: Bentham, James, 1708-1794

Image Title: Monument of Bishop Kilkenny

Description: Bishop of Ely and Chancellor of England. The grave monument of Bishop William de Kilkenny (d. 1256) is a cenotaph, since the bishop died in Spain, while on a mission to negotiate a treaty for Henry III. The body was buried in Segovia.

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