Lincoln Cathedral was the first edifice to supplant Giza's Great Pyramid as the world's tallest construction. ... Eleanor of Castile. Unusually, ... When Eleanor died in 1290, near Lincoln, ...

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.

Queen Eleanor's tomb lies in Lincoln cathedral. Cathedral guide Doreen Boughton believes that by spreading tombs and monuments across the country, King Edward attempted to share his grief with the ...

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.