Eye - 16 March 2018

15 Mar 2018 | by Eye

'Queen of the Reapers'

Jane Stuart found refuge in Wisbech and is buried in the Quaker burial ground. | Photo: © Richard Humphrey and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence.

In the graveyard attached to the Friends’ Meeting House in Wisbech there is a simple headstone with the initials ‘JS’ engraved on it.

An age and date are also engraved on the headstone: ‘88’ and ‘1742’. This is the final resting place of Jane Stuart, who is believed to be a natural daughter of James II.

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