Symbol J Suffix On Royalty Graves

hpirwany | 20:16 Fri 09th Dec 2022 | History

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While visiting St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle I noticed the symbol J after Edward II. What does J mean?

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I think it is an I. Edward II is buried in Gloucester and it was Edward III you were looking at

The monument to Edward IV is inscribed Edward IIIJ (the final I given a flourish) as often seen in the Middle Ages, albeit usually in lower-case form.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#Use_in_the_Middle_Ages_and_Renaissance

https://michelemorrical.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/edward-iv-tomb-st-georges.jpg

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