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Lionel Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex
In St Benedict's chapel is a large tomb, with white marble effigies, to Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex and his second wife Anne.
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Ben Jonson
Poet, Playwright and Actor
Ben Jonson, dramatist and poet, is the only person buried in an upright position in Westminster Abbey. He was born on 11th June 1572.
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Fox family of Farley
Several young children of Sir Stephen Fox (1627-1716) of Farley in Wiltshire are buried in the cloisters. He was a Member of Parliament for Salisbury.
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George, John, Arabella and Henrietta Churchill
Politician, Soldier and Sailor
Admiral George Churchill was buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey and has a large monument. His sister Arabella is also buried. John Churchill Duke of Marlborough was briefly buried here then moved to Blenheim Palace.
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Brian and Thomas Duppa
Priest/Minister
In the north ambulatory is the grave of Brian Duppa, Bishop of Winchester. His nephew, Sir Thomas Duppa, is buried in the north choir aisle.
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RAF Chapel
At the eastern end of the Lady Chapel is the Royal Air Force chapel dedicated to the men who died in the Battle of Britain in 1940.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Day of Pentecost 2018
Sunday, 20th May 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Day of Pentecost 2018: Let us pray that the Holy Spirit of God will uplift us and transform us. It was summer. August in Milan.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of Candlemas 2015
Monday, 2nd February 2015
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2015
Tuesday, 13th October 2015
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at The Chapel Royal St James's Palace on Good Friday 2016
Friday, 25th March 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at the Vigil Sung Eucharist of the Annunciation of Our Lord 2017
Friday, 24th March 2017
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2017
Sunday, 14th May 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon preached at Evensong on the Third Sunday before Advent 2023
Sunday, 12th November 2023
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Third Sunday before Advent 2023: What kind of a nation are we and what direction do we want to move in? This is my commandment, that.
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Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 15th January 1559. Her large monument is in the Lady Chapel.
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Henry Carey, Lord Hunsdon & Family
Soldier and Statesman
The monument to Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (died 1596) is the tallest in Westminster Abbey, at thirty-six feet high. Various members of his family are buried in the Carey vault.
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John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham & family
Statesman
In Henry VII's chapel at Westminster Abbey there is a monument to John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham. The wax effigies of his wife Catherine and two sons can be seen in the triforium
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Mildred Cecil, Lady Burghley & Anne Countess of Oxford
Philanthropist
Mildred Cecil, Lady Burghley and her daughter Anne Vere, Countess of Oxford have a large monument in St Nicholas' chapel. Richard Cecil, Lord Burghley's father, is buried in St Margaret's Church.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the First Sunday after Trinity 2018
Sunday, 3rd June 2018
Sermon given at Evensong on the First Sunday after Trinity 2018: Seeing through tears. O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out in your presence …You have put me in the.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity 2020
Sunday, 13th September 2020
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity 2020: Our choosing to be saved is significant and important. A few weeks ago, in this very pulpit, I waded into.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Advent 2020
Sunday, 13th December 2020
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Advent 2020: Putting right what was wrong. Ten years ago, I was appointed Dean of Bristol. A friend sent me a.