The Cathedrals of England and Wales : their history, architecture, and associations ; with a series of Rembrandt plates and many illustrations in the text (1906)
London ; New York : Cassell · leaf 30
rth side of the chajjel is thr tomb of Henry IV.and his second wife, Joan of Navarre, who survived him. \orkist storiesasserted that the tomb (hd not contain the Kings body, that ha^■ing been castinto the sea during a storm ; but an examination in the year 1832 showed thetale to be untrue. East of… … THE WESTERN PART OF THE CRYPT. At the extreme eastern end of the chancel stands Beckets Crown, whichis an octagon in plan. In this remarkable structure some have seen amemorial of the tomb-house of the Sa.xon archbishops, others a remem-brance of the seat assigned by Pope Pascal II. to the altoius…
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