In the royal vault, in the choir, which is near the eleventh stall, on
the Sovereign's side, are the remains of
Henry VIII.
., and his queen
Lady Jane Seymour
,
Charles I.
and an infant daughter of Queen
Anne. Upon opening the vault for the interment of the latter, the
coffins containing the remains of these royal personages were discovered,
but no further research was made till
1813
,
when
George IV
.,
then Prince Regent, determined that an investigation should be
made--the place of interment of
Charles I.
, being involved in considerable
doubt. The vault was consequently opened in the presence of his
Royal Highness and several other individuals, when the correctness of
the surmise was clearly proved, the head and body being found in a
plain leaden shell. The coffin of
Henry VIII.
., contained only the
skeleton of that monarch; and as no additional historical facts were
attainable by inspecting that of his consort, the vault was then closed.
