In the main church of the abbey are the tombs of Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitane, Richard the Lion Hearted and his wife. They still have most of their original paint! Henry was the first Plantagenet king of England and Eleanor outlived him by a bunch, not dying until she was 82. There is a family tree in the church. It is very complicated.

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