The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-16
ENGLANDS ROfiL> TONES.
The late Ming Retarded windsor as Future
Burial Plare n kInan,

Burial Plare u Kings.
To TIVE EDITOR % TEE sUN- SIR. or thl
thirty-siE reiEninE Kings and Queens o
England since the Norman Conquest onll
nfieen have been buried in westminstet
Abbey, while nine have been Inferred Al
Windsor, Including Queen Victoria AZ Frog
mere. when In Isa' the late King EdWarC
PLACED the body Of his eldest son. Prime,
Victor. IN the crypt Of ~ Georges chap,
Royal. Windsor. he clearly Indicated that
he regarded u a. the future burial place o
kinEs. william the Conqueror vas buried
81 Caen. France. thus showing hat IN thoss
days England was hut q colony Of France
His sou. King william Rufus, was buried
at Winchester. the shrine Of the great saxon
King Alfred the Great. a ntting sepulchrs
for kings. Henry 1. the youngest aon Of
the COnaueror. died In France. hut Ms re-
mains were taken 10 ENGLAND and placed In
the magnificent abbey which he had built
at Reading. now In ruins.
stephen after a turbulent reign found =
resting place In what was then known a.
the Kings little town OF Fervesham.
Henry Planiagenet, who died a. ChnOn.
found = grave smong the pious monks a.
Fontevraud. and 80 did the lion hearted
King Richard. The hand Of King John.
who signed the Great Charter. rests In
Worcester Cathedral
Although the hallowed dust Of Klng Ed
ward the ConfsssOr was placed In hts New
Church a. Westminster Il was Afterward
tasen 10 tho palace near by. where II re-
NAMED until the reign Of King Henry Ili
who removed the Confessors CONN 10 it,
al. -.
was the FIRST Of the Norman kings 10 he
buried there. although his heart was sent
10 the abbey az FOnieyraud His son
Edward 1. erected the tomb over his
fathers remains. which u still one n the
sights Of the abbey. Edward l.. Long
shanks was buried a. Westminster. and
a. late a. i7N his tomb was opened tie
was dressed In his royal robes. vith q scepire
in his right hand The bOdv measured = feet
and inches Tho tomb was fastened
securely Ia the presence II the bean and
Chapter HIS unfortunate son. Edward u
was buried Al Gloucester. but his grandson.
King Edward u J.. vas inferred in west
Minister.
Richard n. and his Good Queen Anne
Of Bohemia we're buried IN Westminster
but his successor. Henry ~. expressed
ish to be buried Ia Canterbury Cathedral
near the grave Of his distinguished uncle
Edward the Rack Prince
Henry V. probably the most popular
King Of England. for England ne'er losi
sinE Of 30 much worth. rests in West.
Minister Abbey. and his tomb h an object
ChsHs Royal Of 81 George S ; windsor vas ,
Henry VI auFnamed Henry o. ~ indsoF
for he had been horn In the castle and Il
g remALhable that hs rival and successor.
ShS S ma thus ,hs w. I 49, ~ ,n S
Lancaster rested toeether IN the same
temple. and " i here that after The ause
Of more than i've centuries Edward the
PescemskeT. vii be buried. whOes ancestry
can be traced step by step 10 those first two
kings who found q sepulchre AZ Windsor
The remains Of the young King Edward
' " hen they were found In the lower were
carefully Inferred In the Abbey by order
The body Of Richard. who had made
poor England weep In streams Of blood.
vas nung into q grave az leiceeter The
erection % the chapel Al Westminster nv
Henry VII. and his burial there are matters
u history but u h a curious circumstance
that bic son Henry VIII was Inferred al
Windsor. while his three children Edward |
Mary and Elizabeth. we're buried in West
minister, the remains Of the tao sisters
being placed In the same tomb
James ! vas buried In Westmins,er. but Z
his grave had been entirely Loot AiRht 81 I
until ~ last Dean STANLEY brought TO liFht '
O h. huge comm WHICH had been placed In the I
vault q Henry. - The Dean invited ~ I
Tat, the Archbishop % ant-rhury. % he .
present a. the opsnihg Of the conn ~ the 4
lid vas raised the Dean said Let ua stand }
aside 30 that he Art Scotch Archbishop
NAV h. the first 10 look on the remains Of .
he first Scotch King 81 England King
haTies ! after his execution ~ Whitehall
vas buried in ~ Georges Windsor. and a.
here was no name on tho comm IL was
opened In he presence Of the Prince Regent
George W and then carefully sealed
James ~ Vas buried a. NJ German.
France. where he died expressing = wish
hat eventually his body may be taken 10
Westminster william ~ and Queen
Mary II. Were ehiombed IN Westminster.
lnd also Queen Anne and her uinsteen chill
iren not FAR from he grave Of Charles n
md several of hi. iilsgitimate children.
oliver trnn well. although h. had sent
he body ~ -Iharles stewart 10 Windsor.
-ii careful Instructions that ~ should have
royal grave Tor himself 10 the Abbey
i-Hur> 10 the Abbey are ~tii shown OF
fer vault but the body Was a. M. resto- b,
alton of tharie- taken from the vault and
rrat-d a. Dean stanley said. -With every
iishonOr which q poor revenge could -ug-
resi-
~ he four Georges George VAS buried
. Hanover. GeOrEr II. 10 Westminster.
george u and George ~ at Windsor
King William ~ was also buried ~ Wind.
or. ana queen Victoria At Frogm0re. near
A udsOr
There nave been no kings inferred in s.
Paul Cathedral. ana only one ROYAL prince.
ohn OF Gaunt. m. time houOrrd Ian
asteT" ~ Shakespeare whose descendants
',cupy nearly ali the thrones OF Europe
Icept that 81 Turkey
Kensall Gre~n ha- one royal tomb % .s
hat uf Georgs Duke ~ Cambridge. the
.ntle % Queen Mar M. who requested
hat he should be placed Inside the body ug
.is mOrganatiC wife. Miss Fairhankz The
atr kiug attended the funeral
NHN AuHE. MAY l5 HHITIsHtH