The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-02-14

Cling the two peoples. The heart OF
Henry. son of Richard, king Of the
Romans. aud nephew OF Henry Ill,
was long preserved in golden cup IN
st. Edwards shrine. Dante mentions
the fact of the preservation of the heart
IN his Inferno and placed ore OF
Henrys assassins up to his chin IN a
river of blood because the murderous
bow was struck during the elevation
of the Host. The first tomb on the
left as one enters the Confessor chap
Ell from the high altar is that of Ed
ward l., surnamed Longshanks. This
king was the relentless foe Of the
Welsh. His army slew Llewellyn in
1888 and IN the follow ing year he ord
cred the execution Of the ttters broth
er David. The native princes having
been routed by Edwards army he de-
clared that they should nevertheless
have WeIsh-born prince to rule over
them the night before Eleanor had
borne Edward son whereupon the In
FAINT was given the title Prince Of
Wales which has ever since been the
title of the Oldest son OF "a British sov-
ereign. Edward also engaged in war
with the Scots and after their defeat
! at Falklrk ordered the execution OF
Sir William Wallace. But Robert
Bruce, of Spider fame, afterwards arose
against the English and was crowned
king of Scotland in 1906. Edward
made all haste to reach SEQ land but
died near Carlisle in 1907. This kings
eager reform and improvement OF the
laws of his kingdom v on for him the
title of :'the English Justinian.' The
greatest of the Plantagenets lies in AN
altar tomb Of fine blocks of gray mar
BILE upon frees one bs'. The tomb
IS thought to have beea left in this
unfinished condition that his dying
wish might be fulfilled, which was
tina. his flesh be boiled, his bones be
carried at the hal of the Engl!su ar
my until Scotland was srbdued and
his heart was sent to the Holy Land.
And while the body was never boiled
it seems that the idea of carrying 1t
at the head of the army was never
abandoned until the Plantagenets were
no more which line ended with the de-
position of Richard II. by Henry w.,
first of the House of Lancaster, in
1899. In 117i the tomb was opened
and the body found in remarkable
state Of preservation, the length of
which was feet inches hence the
name "Longshanks." At Edward S
feet rest the remains Of his father
Henry ILL, the English Nestor, as was
remarked after his death, not for depth
of brains but length of life as he reign
ed Sc years, George Ill. reigned 60
years, the longest in English history,
and "buried all his contemporary
princes in Christendom twice over"
It was during this reign that the first
| parliament assembled-1265 and that
gun-powder was invented by Roger
Bacon who was looked upon as a ma
giclan. The splendid tomb Of Henry
is in striking contrast to that OF Ed
ward by whom it was prepared. 1t is
Italian in design, the mosaic and work
men both coming from Italy, consist
ing of a double marble tomb; once
sparkling with Jewels and glass mosa-
les. Below, upon the inner side, are
three recesses which once contained
| the reliquaries of saints. Above is a
| secoud mosaic tomb. The slabs of
porphyry at the sides were brought
from the Continent by Edward. Up
on It lies bronze effigy of a king the
holes in the garments showing where
there was once kept precious jewels.
An original Norman French inscrip-
ton about the base is now indiscerna-
BILE and only few letters of Latin
inscription still remain. At the foot
of Henly's monument is small tomb
of Lydion marble erected over the re-
mains Of Elizabeth Tudor, infant
daughter Of Henry VII, who died in
1895. The next tomb is that of Ele-
nor of CASTLE, wife of Edward |. who
accompanied him IN his crusade into
the Holy Land and while there, ac-
cording to tradition, saved the life of
her lord at the risk of her own by suck
ing the poison from wound given
him by an assassns dagger. This
story is charmingly told by Scott in
s.The Talsman." Eleanor died IN
Nottinghamshire but her body was
brought in state to Westminster and
every stopping place was mark ed by
cross that passers-oy mi ght be remind
ed to PRAY for her soul. This was the
origin of the great London thorough
fare now known as Charing Cross,
Henry v, the hero of Aginconrt, lies
near Eleanor, ''the queen Of good men,
ory." Henry died at the Castle of
Vincennes, France, at 81. For Il while
| his BODY rested III the Cathedral at
Rouen and then carried in great state
to London wnen it was placed in old
st. Paul's and finally inferred in the
Abbey. Henry directed that ii chan
try should be erected in Westminster
which instructions were followed and
"A structure after the form of the letter
H was built. The once beautiful tomb
Of this king has been ruthlessly dis
poiled 50 that the royal figure is now
shameless oak block, the head, sep
ire, and other regalia all being stolen
during the reign of Henry VIII. kath-
crime of Ialois, Henry's queen, lies be-
meath one of the altar slabs of his tomb.
After the kings death she secretly
married Owen Tudor, Welsh gentle
man. One of the sons Of the alliance
was Edmund, Earl Of Richmond, faith
er Of Henry VII. founder o" lie Tudor
dynasty in 14S5. On the left entrance
to Henry's ch.ntry is the tomb of
Philippa wife of Edward Ill. and
mother of the Black Prince Hel
, character is well portrayed by her in.
tercession for the burgesses Of Calai;
! when that city fell into the hands Of
Edward. She was not lacking in war
like spirit however and While Edward
was absent from England she wageC
war with the Scots who had invaded
the kingdom and worsted them at the
battle of Nevill's Cross where David
,, klag of Scotland was taken prisoner