Death and Burial
Joan was close to her mother, whom she nursed during her last days.
Joan herself died in 1362, aged 41, at Hertford Castle, Hertfordshire and was buried at the Grey Friars Church, London.
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Famous quotes containing the words death and/or burial:
“The death clock is ticking slowly in our breast, and each drop of blood measures its time, and our life is a lingering fever.”
—Georg Büchner (1813–1837)
“I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day,
I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away,
And, turning from my nursery window, drew
A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu!”
—William Cowper (1731–1800)