Imagine unearthing a royal secret that’s been buried for centuries.


Imagine unearthing a royal secret that’s been buried for centuries. In the heart of Magdeburg, Germany, a cathedral held a mystery that had eluded historians for over 500 years. The remains of Eadgyth of England, a figure lost to history, were believed to be misplaced during a 16th-century relocation. For years, the tomb in the cathedral was thought to be a mere memorial, its true contents a tantalizing enigma.
But then, a startling revelation: when the tomb was finally opened, the discovery of a lead coffin with Eadgyth’s name engraved left historians stunned. Inside, they found the almost complete skeleton of a woman, wrapped in silk, who had been laid to rest around 1510. She was between 30 and 40 years old at the time of her death, providing a direct link to a royal lineage long thought lost.

Eadgyth, the sister of King Athelstan, England’s first true monarch, and niece to the legendary Alfred the Great, had married Otto I, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, in 929. Her life and lineage are a fascinating thread in the tapestry of European history, intertwining English and Holy Roman Empire royalty in an unexpected twins. 

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