Tag Archives: English Monarchs
Sudeley Castle
Above left: Sudeley Castle, and right: West Front of the Chapel. Below: Choir and Sanctuary. Above right: memorial plaque to Queen Kathryn which reads: ‘Here lieth Quene Kateryn Wife to Kyng Henry VIII And … Continue reading
Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral can be seen through this link. Below left: a view of Gloucester’s acclaimed ‘cloisters’. Below right: Robert, Duke of Normandy. He was the eldest son of William the Conqueror and succeeded his father as Duke of Normandy, while … 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).
Glastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury – steeped in history and mystery, is traditionally the burial site of the romano-british ‘King’ Arthur (539 ?) and his wife Guinevere. Also buried here are Edmund I (939-946); Edgar (959-975); and Edmund ii (April to November 1016). A … Continue reading
Sherborne Abbey
A view of the Abbey and of the Nave can be viewed through these links. Below left: the High Altar, and right: the organ case. Below left: the burial site, and right: the plaque to Kings Ethelbald and … Continue reading
Wimborne Minster
Photographs of Wimborne Minster can be viewed through this link. Below left: the memorial plaque (said to be a copy of the original coffin plate) to King Ethelred 866-871. Below right: part of the organ case with its Chamade de … Continue reading
The New Forest
Below: The Rufus Stone in the New Forest.
Winchester Cathedral
Nine English Kings (excluding Alfred) are buried in Winchester Cathedral, pictured above and through this link. Below left: the site of the shrine of St Swithun. Below right: the original tomb of King William ii (Rufus) 1087-1100, whose remains were … 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
Buried Abroad
The culture, language and individual identity of the indigenous ‘Briton’ has long since been lost to invading races and the passage of time. It should not be surprising therefore, that the forces that gave rise to that, provided us with … Continue reading
Royal Resting Places 