The Lost Grave of James I | The Death of James I | Where Is James I Buried?

How did we lose the CORPSE OF JAMES I (and find him again) after his death and burial in Westminster Abbey in 1625? In this Stuart history documentary from History Calling we look at the death of James I, at the funeral of James I and at the grave of James I, most especially at how the location of his final resting place was quickly forgotten about and only rediscovered when the Victorians tore up the floor all across the Henry VII Chapel in 1869, looking for him. I’ll explain why until then everyone had assumed that James I of England, aka James VI of Scotland, was buried with his wife, Anne of Denmark, and I’ll reveal what his coffin looked like in 1869 and even show you pictures of it. I’ll also reveal who James I is buried with and show you the coffins Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. I’ll tell you which vaults in Westminster Abbey were opened up during the search for him (spoiler alert, some very famous people indeed were disinterred when the Dean of Westminster Abbey, Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, went looking for this missing King) and why we believe that either James I or his son Charles I, chose to have the first Stuart King of England buried where he was. I’ll also reveal which famous Tudor Queen was booted out of her grave in order to make way for James, why James I has no tomb monument and why the Victorians were so keen to find him.