When the King's body was exhumed in 1290, contemporaries noted that the body was in perfect condition and that Henry's long beard remained well preserved, which at the time was considered to be an indication of saintly purity.
Cando o corpo do rei foi exhumado en 1290, os contemporáneos apuntaron que o corpo estaba en perfectas condicións e que a longa barba do rei permanecía en perfecto estado, o que no seu tempo se consideraba un indicativo da pureza da santidade.