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Finding Eanswythe (New upload) (Patreon)

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2021-04-04 08:58:57
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2021-04-04 09:05:16
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Back by popular demand, it's... Eanswythe!

Apologies to everyone who has experienced issues with Vimeo integration on various devices. As a result – and while this is being investigated by Patreon's developers – we're trialling other platform options. We hope you enjoy this incredible story from a very colourful period of Early English history.

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In this fascinating discussion with Dr Andrew Richardson of Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Dani Wootton gets the lowdown on an incredible 1400-year old detective story, involving an early Anglo-Saxon saint and member of the Kentish royal family.

St Eanswythe was the grand-daughter of King Ethelbert of Kent and aunt of the two princes murdered at Eastry (as featured in the Time Team episode S13E06).  For years it was believed that her mortal remains resided in the local church in Folkestone, Kent which is dedicated to her.

Then, in the 1880s an ancient casket containing a pile of bones was discovered in a hidden alcove in the church. Could these possibly be the mortal remains of the early English princess?

Andrew explains how modern scientific techniques – including carbon dating, isotope analysis and DNA analysis – are helping to shed light on the discovery, helping to settle the mystery once and for all.

Discover more about Finding Eanswythe here: https://findingeanswythe.uk/

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Finding Eanswythe

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Comments

Kev E

Absolutely wonderful. Next time I am in my birth county of Kent I'll be visiting the church and museum.

Bob Pockney

I did view the first posting OK with Firefox, and no problem with this repost.

Kevin Mc

What an amazing story ! To find this saint's remains where history said they would be and where she would have wanted to be is beautiful.

Dwight E Howell

Would have been nice if they had done a DNA study on her but maybe that was too long ago...

Mak Wilson

Absolutely fascinating story! Can’t wait to get my hands on the book.

Liz Dyson

i can't view it.

Konstantin Tcepliaev

this is exactly the sort of content I signed up for Patreon. outstanding! please do more of these if possible.

Alice Reynolds

Congratulations on a wonderful discovery! Can't wait to learn more.

Carol Overrill

He said that the Crick Institute was looking at that. More news to come I think.

Carol Overrill

I had a look at the website before I got to see the video. Noticed that a lot of the names quoted as on the local commitees (councillors or aldermen?) were local Baptists and Independents. I wonder if this is where the opposition that the vicar faced came from? And apologies for my great x ? uncle whose cows trampled and damaged the watercourse.

Richard Hunt

Great to see this on YouTube and not Vimeo, hopefully it could stay this way? It means I and everyone else can cast to our TV via amazon fire stick, Google chromecast, now TV etc. and watch as nature intended :-)

Joanie Berkwitz

This was a lovely episode to watch on Easter morning. Reality is not always kind to history and folklore, this time it was confirmation. May she Rest In Peace.

Penny Screech

So fascinating, and thank you for posting! I must admit that I am very interested in the Anglo-Saxon period so will be getting the book and I do so hope that we can hear more about the results of any DNA analysis.

Kathryn

Fascinating! So often when you do the work on “relics” they turn out to not match the legend. This was a real “deep dive” into history and I would love to have the book. Could it possibly be offered in the Time Team Store?

Jaya Bhat

Fantastic episode. I love hearing all the work that happens after the digs are over. It wraps the story up nicely.

Emma chamberlain

I completely agree. Great story and storytelling. Little snippets of history we would never know about unless shared. Thank you

MW

Thanks for reposting via YouTube. Know the quality isn't as good as Vimeo but at least I could watch it this time. Great to see the story develop like this.

Nina Hansen

It would be fantastic if there should be enough of her skull left to do a facial reconstruction!

David Hazel

If there is a way of getting a copy of that book, I would gladly buy one. The whole project and its background and outcome sounds a fascinating story.

Lisa Shorts

It would be great to find another platform. YouTube is becoming highly politicized and is paying their clients less and less. I'd much prefer that reasonable money goes to the creator and YouTube stops thinking they have the right to think for everyone else.

Melissa Rybb

More like this, please! This is so interesting.