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Waltham Abbey – the stormy history of a medieval church!

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Tony McMahon

This week, in the English wintry sun, I visited a church packed with history – Waltham Abbey. It’s located in the county of Essex, just 15 minutes by train out of London. The church is famous for including the grave…

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English Kings whose bodies have disappeared!

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Tony McMahon

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The bodies of many famous Kings of England have disappeared over the centuries and never been found again

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King Edward mourns his dead queen

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Tony McMahon

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Edward I – the king who defeated Braveheart – could never be regarded as a particularly sentimental man but when it came to his wife, he was a clearly a very devoted husband. Eleanor of Castile was the great great…

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