From the late 13th century onwards funeral effigies of monarchs and other royal persons were carried in a funeral procession on the coffin beneath a canopy ... only the wooden framework now remains.

Her coffin was placed on top of that of Mary I in the vault ... took place at the Abbey. The death of kings. Royal deaths in medieval England by Michael Evans, 2007 The Theatre of death. The ritual ...

For about 10 minutes, the royals joined the Royal Company of Archers ... The late monarch's coffin will lie at the medieval cathedral overnight to allow staff members from the Palace of ...

Archaeologists have unearthed several burial regalia belonging to royal families in Lithuania. The recovered artifacts ...