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August 13, 2012

Elizabeth I is buried on top of her sister, Mary I. Inscribed on the grave is ‘Socii tam in thronum et gravi, hic somnum, Elisabeth et Maria, sorores, in spem resurrectionis’, or in English ‘Partners both in throne and grave, here we sleep, Elizabeth and Mary, sisters, in hope of the resurrection.’

Filed under Tudors Elizabeth I Mary I renaissance history graves Westminster Abbey Latin Sisters english history

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