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Off the Beaten Track: Geddington and the Eleanor Cross

Eleanor of Castile was the beloved wife of Edward I. They had been married for 36 years when, on a royal progress to join her husband in the North, Eleanor was taken ill and died at Harby in Nottinghamshire. The grief-stricken King had her body transported back to London, a journey that would take a number of days. Edward ordered that, wherever Eleanor's body rested for the night, a memorial cross be erected. This is the story of that procession and a cross that remains standing today in the centre of a once frequently visited royal town. Our history book, A Survival Guide to the History of Britain is here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09TGJJQD4