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The Footnote June 24, 2026 · Greyfriars Church, Newgate

The London Friary Where Four Medieval Queens of England Were Buried and Then Lost

The Greyfriars Church at Newgate was the wealthiest Franciscan house in medieval London. It held the tombs of Isabella of France, Joan of the Tower, Eleanor of Provence, and Marguerite of France. The church was demolished in 1547 after the Dissolution; the bones now lie under modern Newgate streets and have never been recovered.

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The Footnote June 24, 2026 · Christ Church Greyfriars site, London

The London Franciscan Church Where Three Medieval Queens Were Buried and Whose Site Is Now a Vacant Plot Behind Newgate

The Greyfriars Church at Newgate was the Franciscan mother house in England and the burial site of Queens Margaret of France, Isabella of France, and Joan of the Tower. Henry VIII's Dissolution stripped the church of its monastic income; the Great Fire of 1666 destroyed the rebuilt structure; the World War II Blitz finished the remains.

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