Tag Archives: Edward The Confessor

Westminster Abbey & The Tower of London

Posted on September 13, 2014 by vickyjoynson

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 →

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Westminster Abbey

Posted on September 13, 2014 by vickyjoynson

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 →

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Westminster Abbey – King Edward the Confessor – 1042-1066

Posted on September 8, 2014 by vickyjoynson

In 1993, perhaps one of the most amazing documents to come into my possession was a series of extracts from the records of The Abbey. One concerned the remains of Edward The Confessor and recalls how in 1102 (the King … Continue reading →

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