Jul 29, 2016 · The tomb and altar were to be enclosed by a black marble and bronze chantry chapel where masses could be said for the King’s soul. Had this design been finalized, it would have been much grander than the tomb of Henry’s parents.

Oct 11, 2023 · Henry VIII would request that when he died he would want to be buried with his third wife Jane Seymour, inside of St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. This was the burial place of many medieval Kings and Queens, and Henry VIII commissioned a huge tomb to be built but this would never be finished.

Nov 17, 2024 · King Henry VIII had grand plans for his tomb at the beginning of his reign, hiring the artist Pietro Torrigiano to design and execute. Torrigiano was an unstable man who caused problems wherever he went and left England without ever finishing the tomb.

Jun 22, 2020 · Thousands of visitors walk over Henry VIII's grave every year without realising. Discover why the Tudor king isn't buried in a Westminster Abbey tomb here...

King Henry VIII is buried in a vault under the quire of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. He lies, as he had planned, next to his third wife, Jane Seymour. But for hundreds of years, there was nothing in place to mark its existence at all. No grand tomb. No marker. Not even a …

Henry VIII’s will describes how he wishes for his personal wealth to be divided. It also details Henry VIII’s plans for his burial and the completion of his tomb. A transcript and a simplified transcript of the above extract can be found on the following page.

Feb 16, 2022 · The new double tomb for Henry VIII would have used the same white marble and black touchstone but it would have been larger than his parents’ tomb. Together with Torrigiano’s tomb for Margaret Beaufort, the three memorials would have made for an elaborate and striking dynastic commorative scheme.

Sep 17, 2012 · In the seventeenth century a stillborn child of the future Queen Anne was laid to rest with Charles, Henry and Jane. Here they remained undisturbed, and in relative obscurity, until the tomb was rediscovered in 1813 during excavations for a new royal vault.

Mar 16, 2022 · King Henry VIII of England was famous for his extravagances, executions, and masculine acts in life, but his tomb is almost invisible and was long neglected. Hidden under the floor in St George’s Chapel in Windsor, England where thousands of people walk every day, a forgotten tomb lies.

Henry planned a magnificent show for his own resting place. He had begun planning his tomb in 1518, during his marriage to Katharine of Aragon. His ego is writ large in every word of the plans. It was intended to outshine the resting place of every monarch in Europe.