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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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Those Lost To Time

Posted on September 8, 2014 by vickyjoynson

Some will never be traced but it is interesting to remind ourselves of the reasons. In the post-Roman and pre-Christian era the practice of burial varied. Indeed cremation was the norm until the late 6th and 7th centuries when the … Continue reading →

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