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The most important tomb in the church is that of King [[Ethelred of Wessex|Ethelred]], the brother of [[Alfred the Great]]. Ethelred was mortally wounded in a battle at Martin, near Cranborne. The exact ___location of the tomb however is unknown, though sources and legend indicate that it resides somewhere near the Altar. A 14th century metal brass memorial next to the altar cites that the former King is buried in the wall and is the only brass to mark the burial site of an English monarch. Two other important tombs are also in the Minster, they are of [[John Beaufort]], Duke of [[Somerset]], and his duchess, the maternal grandparents of King [[Henry VII of England]], constructed out of [[alabaster]] and [[Purbeck]] marble.
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