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title: Fontevraud Abbey Church Interior
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16272/fontevraud-abbey-church-interior/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2022-08-17
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# Fontevraud Abbey Church Interior

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Fontevraud Abbey Church Interior](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16272.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16272.jpg)

## Image Caption

The interior of the church at Fontevraud Abbey, France. The four tombs belong to [Henry II of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/Henry_II_of_England/) (r. 1154-1189) and his wife [Eleanor of Aquitaine](https://www.worldhistory.org/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine/) (l. c. 1122-1204), [Richard I of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/Richard_I_of_England/) (r. 1189-1199), and Isabella of Angoulême (c. 1186-1246), wife of [King John of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/King_John_of_England/) (r. 1199-1216).

#### Editorial Review

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2022, August 16). Fontevraud Abbey Church Interior. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16272/fontevraud-abbey-church-interior/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Fontevraud Abbey Church Interior." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 16, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16272/fontevraud-abbey-church-interior/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Fontevraud Abbey Church Interior." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Aug 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16272/fontevraud-abbey-church-interior/>.

## License & Copyright

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