This was secured, however, by the arranged marriage of Henry’s son Edward to Eleanor, the half sister of Alphonso, the King of Castile ... near Lincoln. Edward wanted her to be buried in ...

In October 1254 aged just 15, he married Eleanor (Leonor), daughter of Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Leon ... and they were married at Canterbury cathedral in 1299. They had three children - ...

Queen Eleanor of Castile, wife of King Edward I of England ("Longshanks"), died at Harby in Notts. in 1290. The Queen's body was taken to Lincoln and thence to London for burial at Westminster Abbey.