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The Rothwell Bone Crypt

What the depths of a Northamptonshire church tells us about medieval attitudes to death.

The Rothwell Bone Crypt is one of only two of its kind remaining in Britain.

With the remains of hundreds and hundreds of people – dating back over seven centuries - for many it is an eerie, frightful place.

But it also offers an insight into medieval attitudes to death.

Joseph Ashmenall explains why.

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