The radar probe at Reading Abbey in the search for the high altar where Henry I of England and possibly other royals are buried, has officially begun. The ground-penetrating radar equipment is currently being used on land around St James church, which lies next to the ruins of Reading Abbey. Further investigations are due to be carried [read more]
A facial reconstruction has been made of the skull belonging to remains found in Norwich back in 1958. It is believed the remains might belong to Lady Eleanor Talbot, daughter of the 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. It was alleged after Edward IV’s death that he had married her, making his children with Elizabeth Woodville illegitimate. [read more]
Westminster Abbey is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the completion of the Henry VII’s Lady Chapel in style. Henry VII began lavish works on the chapel in 1503, but it wasn’t completed until 1516, nearly seven years after his death. The chapel is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and the monks of Westminster sang a [read more]
On the occasion of the 200th wedding anniversary of Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág and Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a painting of Ferdinand II of Portugal was offered to the Svaty Anton museum in Slovakia. The Svaty Anton museum is the former seat of the Princes of Kohary, and it was also the home in [read more]
The shrine of Emperor Alexander III of Russia was opened last Tuesday to take DNA-samples. These will be sent to Moscow to be studied and are a part of the criminal probe into the death of the last Russian Imperial family. The remains of Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria were found separate from the [read more]
The Russian Orthodox Church does not rule out that the grave of Alexander III in St. Petersburg’s Petropavlovskaya Fortress could have been opened before. “We are not alleging anything, we are not alleging that the grave was invaded, although we believe it could have happened. The only thing we are alleging now is that the headstone [read more]
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