Inside the monumental church in Fontevraud Abbey are 4 recumbent tomb statues of the Plantagenet dynasty, two English kings Henry II and Richard I and their wives

Loire Valley by scooter to L’Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud

September 19th 2011
Tourist day today. This is when our scooter really comes in so useful. A quick check of our map and off we went East along the south side of the Loire for 10 kms and then a right turn up to Fontevraud and L’Abbaye Royale. What an excellent choice for a visit. The guide literature describes it as ‘one of the largest monastic cities from the Middle Ages’ and it is certainly much more than one ... read more

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8th June 2015

Terr Vallence
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Kings Wife
One of the Queens lying there is Isabella d'Angeloume and her husband is not there,he is buried in England,lying alongside her is King Richard 1st ( The Lionheart) , her brother in law, Isabella's husband was King John,(The King that reluctantly signed the Magna Carta,) Isabella was my Grandma( many generations ago!) Just a small insight to your description of their resting places,I am going over to see her remains in October, PS, more trivia for you, who was the only Queen of England never to ever set foot on English soil? King Richard 1st 's wife, Regards Terry Vallence

BobsJoy
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Isabella and John
It just so happens that John is my 22nd Great Grandfather. That means we are very very distantly related by marirage. Joy xx

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