somerset house , london

1673 monument, which may translate as being to blasius nunes manhans, portuguese doctor to her highness the queen of great britain, which must mean catherine of braganza, though she didn't move here full time until 1685. a portuguese medical doctor called blasius nunes manhas gets a mention in an c18 book by nicholas antonio, and this may be the same man. deep in the cellars underneath the courtyard this is one of a group of interesting c17 memorials removed from the catholic chapel of the original palace here, not mentioned in pevsner.