Eleanor Crosses : the story of king Edward I’s lost queen and her architectural legacy

Date added to Library: July 6, 2023

Keyword/s: ARCHITECTURE, CASTILE, ENGLAND, HISTORY, MONASTERIES, SCULPTURE

Ref Type: Book

Author
Warrington, Decca
Year
2018
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Published in
Oxford
Accession No
07741  
pp
187
location
BKA
Comment

Eleanor of Castile, half-sister of king Alfonso X, el Sabio, married the future King Edward I in 1254, and died in 1290 in Harby, Notts. The twelve crosses, between Lincoln and Charing Cross, mark the stopping places on the funeral journey.