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Tomb of Lord Bardolph, one of the heroes of the battle of Agincourt and his wife, Joan, 1450, alabaster and paint, Dennington (Suffolk), Church of St. Mary
 The chapel of St. Margaret, on the south aisle of the church, contains a splendid tomb erected about 1450 for Lord Bardolph, one of the heroes of the battle of Agincourt and his wife, Joan.  Both sculptures are in a good state of preservation with original polychrome (undoubtedly partially renewed at some later date).  Lord Bardolph, dressed in full armor, is distinguished by the IHS (monogram of the name of Jesus) on his forehead, the SS collar, given by the Lancanstrian kings in recognition of great personal service, and the Order of the Garter on his calf (a band with the inscription Honi soit qui mal y pense).  (See also the commoner, John Baret with SS collar on his tomb at St. Mary’s Church, Bury St. Edmunds.) Joan is richly dressed, her elaborately coifed hair on a cushion supported by angels.  She has a salamander (able to withstand fire) at her feet, a symbol of chastity.