Which king of England's remains were deposited in a bank and where are they now?

peasypod

Well, bones, believed to be those of King Edward the Martyr, were found in the Shaftesbury Abbey ruins. These bones are now kept in a bank vault in London by the family of the then owners of the abbey ruins. Apr 30 05, 10:23 PM

gmackematix

Yay, Peasy for the correct king. His remains travelled arond a bit after he died and there is something a little strange about who has him now. May 01 05, 6:51 AM

lanfranco

They would appear to be in the hands of the Russian Orthodox Brotherhood in Surrey. And this is one rather complicated story, so I can't even be sure of that, but the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad seems to venerate Edward as a saint and martyr. http://www.serfes.org/lives/stedward.htm May 01 05, 7:25 AM

peasypod

Yes, interestingly the St. Edward Brotherhood of monks was organized there as well. The church is now named St Edward the Martyr Orthodox Church. May 01 05, 7:35 AM

gmackematix

I'll dig up a yay for Frankie there. As far as I can tell, Mr Claridge found and dug up the remains in 1931 and had them confirmed as Edward's. Mr Claridge then seems to have deposited them in a Midland Bank in Croydon while he emigrated to Malta. Then it gets a bit mysterious and nobody seems totally sure what happened to the remains but the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad claims to have legally obtained the remains from the bank and buried them at the church that Peasy mentioned in Woking. May 01 05, 9:12 AM

eschatologist

Is this "Edward the Martyr" the same person known in some circles as "Edward the Confessor"? May 01 05, 3:50 PM

lanfranco

No. Edward the Martyr ruled from 975-79. Edward the Confessor, whose death precipitated the Norman Conquest, became King in 1042 and died in 1066. May 01 05, 3:58 PM