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<\/a>Peterborough Cathedral<\/p><\/div>\n
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‘The funeral cortege left Kimbolton on 27th January, stayed overnight at Sawtry Abbey and arrived at Peterborough on the 28th for the funeral on the 29th\u2026The chief mourner was Henry\u2019s niece, Eleanor, daughter of the Duke of Suffolk.’ (Higham)<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Grave of Queen Katharine of Aragon<\/p><\/div>\n
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‘Above her tomb now hang the Royal Arms of Henry VIII and the arms of Aragon, Castile and Leon with her own personal emblem, the pomegranate.\u2019 (Higham)<\/p>\n
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<\/a>North Aisle<\/p><\/div>\n
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The 1539 Inventory of the Cathedral is on display. \u2018When the Abbey was closed the commissioners made a complete list of the Abbey\u2019s possessions.<\/p>\n
\u2018Item in the inclofed place where the Lady Katherine lieth buried one Altar cloth, of black cloth, one Pall of black velvet, with white cloth of Silver croffed, and one white Altar cloth.\u2019 (p.61, Inventory)<\/i><\/p>\n
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<\/a>1539 Inventory<\/p><\/div>\n
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There is also a display about Katharine.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Katharine of Aragon display<\/p><\/div>\n
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\u2018Peterborough Cathedral is also the former burial place of Mary, Queen of Scots, which can be found in the South Aisle. Buried here after her execution at Fotheringhay in 1587, her body was removed to Westminster Abbey in 1612 by order of her son, James.\u2019 (p.16, Peterborough Pocket Guide)<\/p>\n
<\/a>Former grave of Mary Queen of Scots<\/p><\/div>\n
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You can see more photos at Lady Jane Grey Reference Guide Facebook Page<\/a><\/p>\n Sources<\/u><\/p>\n Katherine of Aragon by Jack Higham In January I visited Peterborough Cathedral, the final resting place of Queen Katharine of Aragon. ‘The funeral cortege left Kimbolton on 27th January, stayed overnight at Sawtry Abbey and arrived at Peterborough on the 28th for the funeral on the … Continue reading
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