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Sermon Given at Matins on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2016
Sunday, 3rd January 2016
Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Second Sunday of Epiphany 2016
Sunday, 17th January 2016
Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Third Sunday before Lent 2017
Sunday, 12th February 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon Given at the Judges Service 2017
Monday, 2nd October 2017
Sermon given by The Right Reverend Michael Doe Preacher of Gray’s Inn.
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Sermon given at a National Scout and Guide Service 2018
Saturday, 3rd November 2018
Do any of you like to sit quietly at home on a Saturday evening? If you do, it seems you are not.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 2017
Sunday, 3rd September 2017
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 2017: The measure of success I first went to Taizé in 1979. Apart from its glorious countryside and wonderful Burgundian wine,.
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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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Edward III and Philippa of Hainault
Edward was crowned in 1327. Monuments to him and his wife Philippa of Hainault are in the chapel of St Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey.
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Charles III
King Charles III was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 6th May 2023.
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John André
Soldier
In the nave of Westminster Abbey is the grave and monument to Major John André, executed as a spy by the Americans in 1780.
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Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond
Philanthropist
Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, was buried in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel. She was the mother of Henry VII.
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Oil paintings
Several interesting oil paintings hang within Westminster Abbey or form part of its decoration. Most have been presented to the Abbey.
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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.
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Richard II and Anne of Bohemia
Richard was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 16th July 1377 aged 10. He married Anne of Bohemia in January 1382 and both are buried in the Abbey. His portrait hangs in the nave.
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Benedictine monastery
The monks at Westminster Abbey wore the habit of the Order of St Benedict, who established the Benedictine rules for the monks in about 540AD.
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Misericords
The word misericord comes from the Latin misericordia, meaning pity or mercy. These hinged oak seats in the chapel tip up to form a ledge.
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31st Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 26th May 2016
Roger Scruton, philosopher, public commentator and author, gives the 31st Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture on the topic of The Sacred, the Profane and the Desecrated.
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Villiers Family
Politician and Soldier
Sir George Villiers, his wife Mary, son George 1st Duke of Buckingham and others of the family are buried in Westminster Abbey.
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One People Oration 2001
Monday, 2nd July 2001
Speaker: Mr Richard Dowden