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...think, 53 years of age. William Thomas King, the late gravedigger of the parish, said he was passing by the gate when he was told by Mrs Fleetwood what had happened. He offered to go down, but took the precaution to have topes affixed to his person, so that he might be pulled up in case of need. He was then lowered, so that he could easily get his feet as far as the the...

...Richard III is the only medieval monarch whose body went missing? Here's a list speculating where other kings and queens may lie...[Bayeux Tapestry, Scene 23 - Harold swearing oath on holy relics to William, Duke of Normandy.] As 2016 begins, the recent public interest in hunting for royal burials shows no sign of abating. Hardly has the dust begun to settle on Richard

...think, those killed in battle during the Wars of the Roses were usually treated to Christian burials. The battles of the Wars of the Roses were not a murderous free for all, with those slain thrown carelessly into mass graves and forgotten about (or worse still left on the battlefield to rot). Mass graves were a necessity, but they were meant to be a temporary expedient...

...thinking about Europe, his words went round the world and galvanised anti-colonial movements across Africa and Asia. The British rejected Zaghlul’s demands and questioned how far he represented the Egyptian people. A massive petition showed the level of support he enjoyed. Zaghlul and his fellow politicians became known as the Wafd (delegation) which evolved into a...