July 27, 2025
British monarch King Richard III was slain in battle in 1485 and was buried at a nearby monastery. In the 1530s critics of Richard III were thought to have dug up his bones and thrown them into a river. His remains were missing for several centuries until they were found under a parking lot in 2012.
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Why Is Charles I Buried with Henry VIII and Jane Seymour?
In St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, an innocuous marble floor tile hides more than the building’s foundation. Four oddly matched royals are buried beneath: King Henry VIII, Jane Seymour, King Charles I, and an infant child of Queen Anne. Originally, the vault was intended as only a temporary
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