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The north choir aisle leads to the Northumberland Chapel at the
north-east corner of the Minster.
This chapel was added to hold the tomb of Henry Percy, the 4th
Earl of Northumberland, murdered by rebels in 1489. The Percy family
were the dominant aristocrats in this area of England during the
14th and 15th centuries and lived just to the north of Beverley,
in Leconfield.
A second Percy Tomb is situated next to the High Altar on its north
side, as shown here, and is thought to be that of Lady Eleanor Percy
who died in 1328. It has a highly decorated freestone canopy, considered
to be a crowning achievement of medieval European art.
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