
History and Archaeology http://www.glastonburyabbey.com/history.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=events&sid=62474e5ecd6f4cfbe831b6f1be76e482

Just from the remains, you can imagine how spectacular the abbey was. King Henry VIII ordered this abbey, among many others, destroyed in 1539. He hung and quartered the Abbot on a nearby hill after the Abbot protested the order.

Was there a King Arthur and if so, is he and Guinivere really buried here? I'd like to think so. That's the magic of Britain.

Beautiful and bright inside. The color on the ceiling and other parts of the Abbey was beautifully restored.

The Wells clock is the second oldest in Britain and maybe the world to have survived in its original condition. Every quarter hour knights joust as the mechanism above the clock turns.

Stairs leading to the Chapter House and Cloisters. On the left you can see seating for the church officials to sit and wait their turn.

Getting ready for the Olympics, we saw several fields like this.