tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496315488262026526.post2973362382661479473..comments2024-03-29T02:13:27.134+13:00Comments on The Lothians: The Discovery and Opening of the Coffin of King Charles I, 1813Don001http://www.blogger.com/profile/01616610232620567907noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496315488262026526.post-7990405615599185182015-11-24T21:17:24.166+13:002015-11-24T21:17:24.166+13:00Remarcably well preserved, except for the nose.Remarcably well preserved, except for the nose.Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496315488262026526.post-57008194057421195462015-11-05T14:16:33.833+13:002015-11-05T14:16:33.833+13:00Thank you Hels, if there was ever a Chapel "m...Thank you Hels, if there was ever a Chapel "map" of internments it was obviously lost prior to the Restoration. Odd thing is that someone still knew where the vault was located during Queen Anne's reign which was in fact after the Restoration. You would think there would be records after that date. I suspect the Prince Regent and his entourage were just rather too curious when they found the coffin. The "investigation" should have ceased when the lead scroll bearing Charles' name was discovered as what took place afterwards does them no credit. Don001https://www.blogger.com/profile/01616610232620567907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496315488262026526.post-12614709583151824062015-11-05T13:27:02.846+13:002015-11-05T13:27:02.846+13:00You note that it wasn't until 1813 that it was...You note that it wasn't until 1813 that it was found necessary to widen the passage to it from under the Choir of St. George's Chapel. Thus they accidentally went into a vault through which the workmen could see three coffins. "It was then assumed, from published accounts", that these were the coffins of King Henry VIII, his Queen Jane Seymour, along with that of King Charles I. <br /><br />But surely the church would know for certain where Henry VIII and Charles I were buried. Why would the Victorians have to assume, from published accounts, who the coffins belonged to? Perhaps there was some hanky panky between the time of King Henry's death and 1813!!!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com