The Tomb of Simon de Montfort (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780244480523)

THE FATE of the remains of Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester, has long been a mystery. Since his death at the battle of Evesham in 1265, one foot of the dismembered corpse has been confidently traced to Alnwick abbey in Northumberland, from where it disappeared, probably at the Reformation. A skull displayed in the Almonry Museum and Heritage Centre at Evesham may belong to a member of the Montfort family. Stories abound, of secret tunnels under the River Avon, and of remains collected by Montfort's widow and interred in St Mary's abbey, Kenilworth. In this booklet Dr Cox reviews the evidence for an alternative last resting place of Earl Simon's bones, and outlines the circumstances under which they might be recovered and identified. A challenge thus awaits us to provide for Simon de Montfort the discovery and preservation accorded to the last Plantagenet king of England, Richard III.

Author: David Cox
ISBN-10: 0244480524
ISBN-13: 9780244480523
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 04/27/2019
Pages: 38
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.13lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.08d