
Posted by Sara M. Butler, 10 August 2023. Chris Newman / Kirkconnel Church & Cemetery, Springkell. Wikimedia. Burial of the dead was a grave matter in medieval England. Last rites, a funeral mass, burial in consecrated ground – all were mandatory rituals intended to assist in the soul’s journey from the earthly realm to Purgatory and then […]
Legislating Sanctity: Protecting the Graveyard in Medieval England
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