Category Archives: Saxons
Saxons and Danes
Saxons and Danes Buried … Continue reading
Battle Abbey – Conquest – 1066
The Battle of Hastings was fought on ‘Senlac Hill’ some ten miles from the town on October 14th 1066. The two armies were led by William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold – King of England. Above and below are … Continue reading
Westminster Abbey & The Tower of London
Below is a list of the sixteen English Monarchs (and Mary Queen of Scots) buried in Westminster Abbey and Royalty buried in St Peter ad Vincula in the Tower of London: Edward the Confessor … Continue reading
Westminster Abbey
Sixteen English Monarchs (and Mary Queen of Scots) are buried in Westminster Abbey. First, however, a number of views taken en-route to the Abbey. Below left: my ‘headquarters’, and right: Admiral Nelson. Above left: Viscount Montgomery and … Continue reading
Malmesbury Abbey
Malmesbury Abbey can be viewed through this link. (Beside the Abbey is my hotel, which Her Majesty the Queen visited). This link shows The Nave. Below: the tomb of King Athelstan (924-940).
Shaftesbury Abbey
The once great Benedictine Abbey founded by King Alfred was another victim of Henry viii’s Dissolution. Below left: the Abbey ruins. Below right: the High Altar dedicated to the King Edward ‘The Martyr’ murdered at Corfe Castle and buried in … Continue reading
Waltham Abbey
Harold ii Jan-Oct 1066 Above: Waltham Abbey. Below: the slab marking the position of the original High Altar, behind which King Harold of England was said to have been buried after the Battle of Hastings in … Continue reading
Royal Resting Places 