A royal burial site from over 1,400 years ago found near a supermarket in Essex is being called England’s answer to the tomb of Tutankhamun. And experts now believe they know which Anglo Saxon royal was laid to rest here as they prepare to display some of the artefacts found in the burial chamber for the first time.
The site, at Prittlewell in Essex, was first found in 2003 during roadworks…
Behind the scenes at Frogmore: royal restoration work revealed
26th October 2018
Details of the major restoration project being carried out at the final resting place of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at Windsor have been revealed. It’s a rare chance to see behind the scenes at the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore where the queen and her beloved consort…
Royal Burials: Basilica of St Denis
31st October 2016
The west facade of the Basilica (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons).
The Basilica of St Denis, the burial site of the Kings of France, is located in northern Paris, in the suburb of Saint-Denis. Saint Denis is a Christian martyr and patron saint of France and served as the…