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King Stephen's Lost Grave

Faversham, Kent

A king whose bones, legend says, were thrown into the creek.

King Stephen, whose reign was a time of civil war called the Anarchy, founded Faversham Abbey and was buried there in 1154, with his queen Matilda and their son. When Henry VIII closed the abbey, the royal tombs were broken open.

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When
Died 1154
Where
51.3180, 0.8930
Group
Mysterious graves

Visiting

The abbey site is now playing fields. St Mary of Charity church has a tomb said to hold the royal remains.

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