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Secrets of the Anglo-Saxon bone chests

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Held in Winchester Cathedral are several ornate chests, said to contain the venerated bones of early kings of Wessex and England, dating from the seventh to the 12th centuries. But what can these boxes reveal about attitudes to death and the politics in the Anglo-Saxon period? Cat Jarman explains all to David Musgrove. (Ad) Cat Jarman is the author of The Bone Chests: Unlocking the secrets of the Anglo-Saxons (William Collins, 2023) The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:07.3

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0:10.3

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0:13.9

I was trying to manipulate you.

0:15.7

Diana, you would be chucking their clothes out of the window.

0:18.1

I know, I'd be like, are you joking?

0:20.6

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0:21.7

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0:23.5

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0:24.2

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0:26.2

And remember, it's just between us.

0:32.3

Welcome to the History Extra podcast.

0:35.7

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0:38.1

from BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.

0:47.8

If you take a trip to the great Norman Cathedral in Winchester,

0:52.5

you might spot some painted wooden caskets, sitting high on the

0:56.8

stone's green walls either side of the high altar. These mortuary chests are said to house the

1:03.5

bones of a succession of early kings of Wessex in England, plus a queen and two archbishops. Dr Kat Jarman has studied the remarkable story of

1:14.2

these bone chests and their contents, and she spoke to David Musgrove to explain all.

1:19.8

Hello, my name is Kat Jarman. I'm an archaeologist and bio-archologist, and my new book is called

1:25.3

The Bone Chests. And this is a book about these extraordinary chests in Winters, the Cathedral,

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