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Who chose King Arthur’s final resting place? The monks of Glastonbury or Henry II….?

Apr 19, 2022

anniversaries, archaeology, culture, religion

Arthur, Canterbury Cathedral, Dissolution of the Monasteries, Edward I, Eleanor of Castile, Glastonbury Abbey, Guinevere, Henry II, Isle of Avalon, royal burials, St. Thomas Becket

I’ve known for a long time that King Arthur wasn’t buried at Glastonbury, but thanks to an incredible example of “seizing the moment”, the monks of the abbey ensured a huge income from pilgrims and tourists who believed their story. Or maybe it wasn’t only the monks, maybe Henry II had something to do…
Pucklechurch and the death of a king….

May 26, 2021

anniversaries, buildings, culture, religion, sources

Ashburton’s History of England, Devon, Domesday Book, Dorset, Edmund I, Glastonbury Abbey, jelly, Kings of Wessex, Malmesbury, mediaeval food, murder, Pucklechurch, St. Aldham, St. Augustine’s Day, St. Thomas Becket, Star Inn, whitepot

According to The Folklore of Gloucestershire by Roy Palmer, there was a traditional dish in the south of the county known as whitepot, and it was served at Whit Sunday “revels”. The ingredients of whitepot were: “….four quarts of milk, a pound of flour, a pound of golden syrup, eight eggs, two ounces of butter,…