Tag Archives: Royal
Worcester Cathedral
The tomb of King John (1199-1216) is in the Choir of Worcester Cathedral, and can be viewed through this link and below: A further close-up can be viewed here. Below: a small 18th century organ.
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
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
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
Royal Resting Places 