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Retracing Eleanor of Castile's final journey

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

At the end of the 13th century, England was gripped by grief as news of the queen's death shook the nation. Eleanor of Castile's funeral procession from Lincoln to London would become one of the most remarkable journeys in medieval English history – and would also be immortalised in stone through the famous Eleanor Crosses. More than seven centuries later, Alice Loxton has retraced that historic route on foot – and, in her latest book, Eleanor: A 200-Mile Walk in Search of England's Lost Queen, she explores the landscapes that connect us to this past. Emily Briffett caught up with Alice to find out more about how 12 stone crosses act as enduring testaments to royal love – and the history that we can uncover for ourselves by simply stepping outside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Shopify.com slash set up. At the end of the 13th century, England was gripped by grief as news of

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the Queen's death shook the nation.

1:16.0

Eleanor of Castile's funeral procession, from Lincoln to London, would become one of the most remarkable journeys in medieval English history, and would become immortalised in stone through

1:21.4

the famous Eleanor crosses. Centuries later, Alice Loxson has retraced that historic route on foot, and in her latest book, Eleanor, she explores the landscapes that connect us to this past.

1:34.1

For this episode of the History Extra podcast, Emily Briffitt spoke to her to find out more about these 12 stone crosses that act as enduring testaments to royal love, and the history we can uncover

1:45.7

ourselves when we simply step outside. And Alice is one of the speakers at this summer's

1:50.7

Chalk History Festival, which we here at History Extra are excited to be partnering up with again

1:55.8

this year. The UK's biggest history festival is back from the 22nd to the 28th of June at Broadchalk in Wiltshire

2:02.6

and other major names on the line-up include Mary Beard, Cape Williams and History Extra's own David Musgrove.

2:09.6

Tickets are on sale now with the full line-up being announced on Wednesday the 22nd of April.

2:14.7

For more details, visit chalk festival.com. But for now, let's head over to Alice

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