Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #241250 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-30
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Synopsis
This is the definitive guide to who's buried where in England. It is a new, extensively revised and updated edition of this wide-ranging guide to the English burial places of over 350 prominent historical and royal figures, including Diana, Princess of Wales, with a brief biography of each, ninety illustrations and a useful index by county of all the graves mentioned. 'Boadicea (died c.60-61AD) - Under platform 10, King's Cross Station, London' is just one of the fascinating entries in this unique book, which also explains briefly the reasons why and how her remains lie there. There is no doubt that the final resting places of illustrious men and women, in this case those who have played a prominent part in England's history, exercise a mysterious attraction to the traveller.