A day of reflection: Monday 18 December
After the exertions of the funeral procession, and the overwhelming main funeral at the Abbey, 18 December was a day of peace for...
Chere Reine or Charing?
On 16 December it was St Pauls’ turn to celebrate mass, followed by the Dominicans at Blackfriars, and then the body was carried to...
The Cross that was called the Antichrist
Some accounts suggest taht Eleanor's heart burial at the Dominicans was on 15 December, but the Flores Historiarum records that on 15 of...
Waltham - the last survivor
Having proceeded this far along Watling Street, it might seem obvious that the cortege should continue into London on this same course. ...
The second eyewitness account: St Albans
A similar state of affairs pertains at the next stop, St Albans, home to one of England’s premier abbeys, and one with close links to the...
Eyewitness testimony - Dunstable Priory
With Dunstable we come to a new thrill in the procession – actual eyewitness testimony! Because while the cross itself is numbered...
Woburn - the Silent Cross
Woburn Cross is another of the “disappeared” crosses, and even less well documented than Stony Stratford. In fact it may win the prize...
The Stony Stratford Cross
After some rather long posts, we move into much sparser territory. The Stony Stratford Cross is the second of the “disappeared” Crosses,...
Hardingstone, the antiquarians' darling ...
From Geddington the funeral cortege followed a well worn path to Northampton. At the heart of Eleanor’s property empire, these two...
Geddington - the first surviving cross
From Stamford we finally come to one of the surviving crosses at Geddington. The first question which arises is: Why Geddington? These...
