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THE EARLS IN THE TENNIS COURT: A VISIT TO BISHAM ABBEY
arthur pole, autosomal DNA, Bisham Abbey, Burghfield, burials, Earls of Salisbury, Edward II, Edward of Warwick, executions, George Duke of Clarence, John Neville Marquis of Montagu, Knights Templar, Leicester dig, Leicester Greyfriars, Margaret of Salisbury, Marjorie Bruce, mtDNA, Reformation, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, Robert I, tennis court, Wakefield, Y-chromosomeBisham Abbey was the burial place of the Earls of Salisbury, and also Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the ‘Kingmaker’ and his unfortunate grandson Edward of Warwick, executed on a trumped-up charge by Henry VII. The Abbey was destroyed in the Reformation, and on the grounds now stands the National Sports Centre, where many professional…
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