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Aelfwald I
, Alfege
Anne of Bohemia
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Beaufort, Thomas de
Bede
Boleyn, Anne
Caedwalla
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Ceolred
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Philippa of Hainault
Pym, John
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0685
Merewalh
Repton Buried at Repton
0689
Caedwalla
Buried in Rome
0716
Ceolred
Lichfield Buried at Lichfield
0735
Bede
Jarrow Buried in Jarrow
0788
Aelfwald I
Sep Hexham Buried in Hexham Church
0788
Elfwald
Hexham Venerated as a saint because a light had been seen where he was murdered
0792
Osred II
Tynemouth Osred II is buried at Tynemouth
0799
Osbald
York Buried at York
0840
Wigmund
Repton Burial of Wigmund
0915
Edmund
Bury Edmunds Buried at Bedricsworth, later known as Bury St Edmunds
0924
Edward the Elder
July Winchester Buried in Winchester
0955
Edred
Winchester Edred is buried at Winchester
0975
Edgar the Peaceful
Glastonbury Buried at Glastonbury Abbey beside his father
0978
Edward the Martyr
Mar Wareham Buried at Wareham without "royal honors"
0980
Edward the Martyr
Shaftesbury Re-interred "with great ceremony" at Shaftesbury Abbey by Elfhere of Mercia
0980
Elfhere of Mercia
Shaftesbury Edward the Martyr is re-interred "with great ceremony" at Shaftesbury Abbey by Elfhere
1016
Edmund II Ironside
Dec Glastonbury Buried with King Edgar at Glastonbury
1016
Ethelred II the Unready
23rd April St Pauls Buried in St Paul's chapel "after a life of much hardship & many difficulties"
1022
Bede
Durham Moved from Jarrow to Durham
1023
, Alfege
15th June Canterbury Alfege's body is moved by King Canute to Canterbury Cathedral and placed beneath the North side of the High Altar; a memorial slab now marks the spot where his tomb was
1035
Canute I
Winchester Buried at Winchester Cathedral
1066
Ealdgyth
Waltham Abbey Ealdgyth buries her former husband at Waltham Abbey
1066
Gytha
Harold's mother offers William I equivalent weight in gold for Harold's body, refused
1066
Harold II
Believes William I buries Harold II on the sea-shore
Waltham Abbey Ealdgyth buries her former husband at Waltham Abbey
1066
William I the Conqueror
15th Oct Harold an oath-breaker had lost claim for a decent burial & is buried on the sea-shore
1087
William I the Conqueror
Sep Caen Buried at the Abbey of St Stephen, Caen
1100
William II Rufus
Winchester Cath Buried at Winchester Cathedral
1104
Cuthbert
Durham Cuthbert's relics are moved to Durham
1135
Henry I
Dec Reading Buried in the chancel of Reading Abbey
1154
Stephen
Faversham Buried in Faversham Abbey beside his wife & son
1156
William of Poitiers
Reading Abbey Buried in Reading Abbey at the feet of his great-grandfather Henry I
1167
Matilda
Bec Hellouin Buried in the Abbey Church of Bec-Hellouin
1189
Henry II
6th July Chinon Buried in Fontevrault Abbey, France
1199
Joan of England
Sep Fontevrault Abbey Buried at Fontevrault Abbey, 50 yrs later her son Raymond VII will be buried next to her
1219
Marshal, William
London Buried in the Temple Church in London, where his effigy may still be seen
1231
Marshal, William
April London Buried at New Temple Church, London
1238
Roches, Peter Des
June Winchester Roches is buried in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral
1265
Montfort, Simon de
Evesham Abb Montforts head is sent to Roger Mortimer's wife
Evesham Abb Montfort's remains are buried in the Church of Evesham Abbey
1269
Henry III
13th Oct Westminster Abbey Confessor's Day
13th Oct Westminster Abbey Edward's remains are moved from his tomb behind the high alter to a new shrine
1272
Henry III
20th Nov Westminster Abbey Placed in Westminster Abbey where the Confessor's bones had been removed
1272
Richard of Cornwall
April Hayles Abbey Buried at Hayles Abbey
1290
Edward I
Charing Cross Edward constructs a series of crosses from Harby to Eleanor's resting place in London
28th Nov Harby Remembered by 12 crosses in her funeral procession from Harby to Westminster
1290
Eleanor of Castile
Westminster Abbey Buried at Westminster Abbey
1290
Eleanor of Castille
28th Nov Harby Remembered by 12 crosses in her funeral procession from Harby to Westminster
1307
Edward I
28th Oct Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey
1307
Joan of Acre
Suffolk Buried at the Augustinian priory, miracles were said to occur at her grave, especially the healing of toothache, back pain & fever
1327
Edward II
Gloucester Buried in Gloucester Cathedral, not Westminster Abbey, because he had been deposed
1327
Edward III
Gloucester Attends Edward II's burial & builds an impressive baroque shrine where his father lies
1327
Isabella
Gloucester Attends Edward II's burial
1358
Isabella
Newgate Buried in the Francis can church at Newgate
1369
Philippa of Hainault
Aug Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey
1370
Bede
Durham Moved to a shrine, destroyed in the Reformation
1394
Anne of Bohemia
June Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey
1403
Percy, Henry "Hotspur"
July Whitchurch Buried in the family chapel
1413
Henry IV
Canterbury Buried in Canterbury Cathedral
1426
Beaufort, Thomas de
Bury Edmonds Buried at Bury St. Edmonds Abbey, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
1435
John of Bedford
25th Sep Rouen Buried at Rouen Cathedral
1483
Edward IV
20th April St Georges Chap Buried at St Georges Chapel Windsor
1485
Richard III
24th Aug Greffriars Displayed for 2 days & then buried in the churcyh of the Greyfriars
24th Aug Leicester Taken to Leicester from Bosworth
1503
Elizabeth of York
23rd Feb Westminster Abbey Elizabeth of York is buried at Westminster Abbey
1536
Boleyn, Anne
19th May Tower of London Buried in the Chapel of St Peter-ad-Vincula in the Tower, where she remains
1536
Catherine of Aragon
27th Jan Peterborough Buried at Peterborough Cathedral, the same day Anne Boleyn miscarries
1536
Henry VIII
27th Jan Peterborough Burial of Catherine of Aragon, the same day Anne Boleyn miscarries
1537
Henry VIII
Oct St Georges Chap Only wife of Henry VIII to be buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor
1537
Seymour, Jane
Oct London Lies in State for 3 weeks
Oct St Georges Chap Only wife of Henry VIII to be buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor
1548
Parr
7th Sep Sudeley Buried in Sudeley Castle
1552
Seymour, Edward
Jan Buried in the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula
1553
Edward VI
8th Aug Westminster Abbey Buried in the Henry VII Chapel in Westminster Abbey
1553
Mary I
8th Aug Tower of London Attends a private Mass for Edward in the Tower
8th Aug London Mary wants to give Edward a Catholic funeral but is persuaded to give a Protestant one
1557
Anne of Cleves
Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey
1576
Devereux, Walter
26th Sep Carmarthen Burial of Walter Devereux, Carmarthen Castle, Wales
1585
Tallis, Thomas
Greenwich Buried in the grounds of the parish church
1596
Drake, Francis
29th Jan Buried at sea off the coast of Panama
1625
Charles I
5th May Westminster Abbey Attends the burial of James I in state as the chief mourner at Westminster Abbey
1625
James I
5th May Westminster Abbey Charles I attends in state as the chief mourner at Westminster Abbey
1628
Charles I
London Charles I buries the Buckingham in the Chapel of Henry VII, reserved for royalty
1628
Villiers
Westminster Abbey Charles I buries the Buckingham in the Chapel of Henry VII, reserved for royalty
1628
Villiers, George
Westminster Abbey Charles I buries the Buckingham in the Chapel of Henry VII, reserved for royalty
1643
Pym, John
15th Dec Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey
1649
Charles I
9th Feb Windsor Permission was refused for his burial in the Henry VII Chapel in Westminster Abbey
1658
Cromwell, Oliver
18th Oct London Lying-in-State from 18 October to 10 November at Somers et House
18th Oct London Lying-in-State with an effigy, imitating the tradition of Kings
1660
Cromwell, Oliver
29th Jan Tyburn Dragged through London, hung at Tyburn & buried beneath the gallows
29th Jan Westminster Abbey Exhumed at Westminster Abbey
1675
Hyde
4th Jan Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey
1675
Hyde, Edward
4th Jan Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey
1695
Mary II
5th Mar Westminster Abbey Attended by both Houses of Parliament
5th Mar Westminster Abbey Purcell wrote special anthems & Archbishop Tenison preaches the service
1722
Churchill, John
9th Aug Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey
1746
Churchill, John
Blenheim John Churchill's remains are take from Westminster Abbey to Blenheim Palace

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