Royal and Saintly Visitors

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Claire Ryley tells the story of Shaftesbury Abbey through its famous visitors  

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- King Alfred the Great

- Queen Aelfgifu

- St Dunstan

- King Edward the Martyr

- King Canute

- St Anselm

- Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scots

- King Henry VII

- Catherine of Aragon

 

King Henry VIII is not known to have visited Shaftesbury Abbey but was responsible for its dissolution.

 

Filmed by Steve Shearn

 

With thanks for the support given by the Dorset Council Community and Culture Project Fund

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