Captain Matthew Flinders: a legal history – Law & Religion UK

Posted July 19th, 2024 in burials and cremation, Church of England, news and tagged by michael

‘From his initial burial to the final interment in the church of St Mary and the Holy Rood, Donington, the remains of Captain Flinders have been been covered by different tranches of legislation: that relating to the churchyard in which he was first buried; that concerning the custody of the body during and after the infrastructure project; and finally, the ecclesiastical provisions governing burial within the church.’

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Law & Religion UK, 12th July 2024

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