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LOUIS IX OF FRANCE–THE BONES SPEAK

Jul 14, 2021

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It is not just King Richard III who has had numerous scientific tests done on his mortal remains. Tests have also recently taken place on the jawbone of Louis IX of France who died in 1270 while on Crusade in Tunisia. Louis is also known as ‘The Saint’ and was the husband of Margaret of…
THE GIFFARD CHANTRY-MEDIEVAL PAINT AND EARLY PLANTAGENETS.

Sep 13, 2015

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Alexander Giffard, Boroughbridge, Edward I, Giffard Chantry, Godfrey Giffard, Lady Margaret Neville, Piers Gaveston, Plantagenets, Pontefract, Seventh Crusade, St. Mary’s, Thomas Plantagenet, tombs, Walter Giffard, Wiltshire, windows

In the quiet village of Boyton in Wiltshire stands the Church of St Mary’s, known locally as ‘Blessed Mary of Boyton.’ Dating from the early 13th century it contains several unusual and startling features, including a medieval oven where priests baked the sacramental bread. It is probably most famous, however, for the chantry of the…