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St Bees Man was the name given to the extremely well preserved body of a medieval man discovered in the grounds of St Bees Priory, Cumbria, in 1981. His identity was subsequently established with a high degree of probability as Anthony de Lucy, 3rd Baron Lucy, who died in 1368, probably killed on crusade at New Kaunas, in what is now Lithuania. [1]
Nov 3, 2023 · Just over 40 years ago, minds were blown upon the discovery of an almost perfectly preserved body of a medieval man laid to rest in a lead-coated wooden coffin. Known as St Bees Man,...
- Tom Hale
- The Examination of The Body
- How Did He Die?
- Who Was He?
- 30 Years On..The Latest Discoveries
The examination which took place over the next two days made some remarkable discoveries, all linked to the amazing degree of preservation of the body. The Body had been wrapped in linen impregnated with some resinous substance and this, plus other factors, had resulted in adipocere, a natural process which occurs under certain conditions of cold a...
Clearly he died a violent death, but whether it was in battle or in a tournament of some sort cannot be known. Also, given the trouble that had been taken to preserve the body, it is likely that he died away from St Bees and was transported back here for burial. The immediate cause of death was almost certainly a haemo-pneumothorax due to fractured...
That unfortunately we did not not definitely know then, though John & Mary Todd conducted extensive research into trying to establish his identity, and arrived at several candidates. We knew he was a man aged about 40, plus or minus 5 years, who was buried sometime between 1290 and 1500. It was thought he was possibly married and a layman, as besid...
In the intervening 30 years there have been considerable advances in science, and combined with other historical evidence that has come to light, he is thought to be almost certainly Anthony de Lucy, who died on a teutonic crusade in 1368. There is an update on the latest historical discoverieshere
St Bees Man. The discovery in 1981 of the almost perfectly preserved body of a medieval knight, now known as ” St Bees Man”, was one of the most extraordinary archaeological burial finds in Britain in the late 20th century. The discovery was made in a ruined chancel aisle of St Bees Priory by archaeologists from Leicester University during ...
Jun 12, 2014 · The extraordinary chance discovery of ‘St Bees Man’ – and a lady lying beside him – was made in 1981. It is believed that the man is Anthony de Lucy, who lived in the 1300s, and the woman is a relative, Maud de Lucy.
Oct 6, 2021 · The discovery of the St Bees man - a nearly perfectly preserved body of what is believed to be a medieval knight - in 1981 captivated residents at the time. The discovery was made by archaeologists from Leicester University during a dig organised by St Bees residents and historians John and Mary Todd. The team were searching for evidence of a ...
Aug 29, 2013 · The perfectly preserved body of a man who died in the fourteenth century was discovered in the grounds of St Bees Priory 32 years ago, but his identity was unknown. Historians now believe he...
