Book Title: The history of the abbey church of St. Peter's Westminster, : its antiquities and monuments.

Author: Combe, William, 1742-1823

Image Title: Queen Eleanor, Westminster Abbey

Description: A portrait of the tomb of Queen Eleanor (1244-1290) who was the wife of King Edward I (1239-1307), the king of England from 1272 to 1307. Queen Eleanor’s tomb is situated within Edward the Confessor’s Chapel which is located in Westminster Abbey. Founded in 960 CE, Westminster Abbey is a large Gothic-styled church in England that has been the traditional site for English and, later, British coronation.

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