The Royal Tombs of Great Britain
Subtitle: An Illustrated History
Publisher: Duckworth Publishing
Published: March 3, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780715633106
Subjects: British & Irish history; Rank & titles; History - General; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Archaeology; Europe - Great Britain - General; Social Science / Archaeology
First sentence: Royal funerary archaeology in the United Kingdom could be regarded as reaching back to the Bronze Age or beyond: the rich barrow burials of the Wessex culture most probably represent the tombs of early chieftains; likewise the passage graves of the Late Neolithic.
Description: "In this copiously illustrated book, Aidan Dodson provides a concise digest, largely based on primary source material, of all that is known about the various sepulchres of the rulers of Great Britain down to the present day. Entries include a very brief biographical note on the tomb's owner, the circumstances of death, the architecture and decoration of the tomb, and its post-interment history. The book also includes summary details of the burials of royal consorts, of the Stuarts in exile, and of foreign monarchs buried in Great Britain. A final appendix lists and describes the principal chapels, churches and mausolea that contain royal tombs."--BOOK JACKET.