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Richard Cumberland
Writer and Playwright
Playwright and novelist Richard Cumberland is buried in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey. His grave is near to the grave of his friend Dr Samuel Johnson.
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Richard III
Richard III was crowned in the Abbey on 6th July 1483. Almost the entire peerage of England was present at what was a magnificent spectacle.
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Richard Warburton
Politician
Richard Warburton, descended from the ancient family of Warburton, was buried in the south cloister on 29th October 1771, but he has no readable gravestone.
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Richard Knevet
Richard Knevet was a gentleman pensioner of Elizabeth I and was buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel at Westminster Abbey in 1559.
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Richard Lucas
Priest/Minister
Dr Richard Lucas is buried in the south transept. In 1677 he published the first of many works, Practical Christianity, and was a noted preacher.
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Richard Murray
Sailor
Captain Richard Murray was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey but has no marker.
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Richard Cobden
Statesman
Cobden, statesman and champion of free trade, has a memorial in the west aisle of the north transept. Dickens signed the petition for erecting it.
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Richard Tufton
In the south ambulatory is a monument of black and white marble, with an oval recess in which is a bust, to Richard Tufton.
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Richard Guise
Musician and Composer
Richard Guise, singer and composer, was buried in the north cloister on 17th March 1806. He never seems to have had an inscribed gravestone.
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Richard I
Richard I's coronation took place in the Abbey on 3rd September 1189 and is the first for which a detailed account exists, describing the ritual.
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Richard Hakluyt
Writer, Scientist and Priest/Minister
Richard Hakluyt, called 'the father of modern geographers', was buried in November 1616, but the place of his burial was not noted in the register.
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Richard Kempenfelt
Sailor
In the chapel of St Michael is a column in memory of Admiral Richard Kempenfelt by John Bacon junior
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Richard Philipps
Soldier
In the north transept is a brass plate over the grave of Lt. General Richard Philipps. He was born in Pembrokeshire in 1661.
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Richard Cox
Dean and Priest/Minister
Richard Cox, D.D. was Dean of Westminster from 1549-1553 but he has no memorial at the Abbey and is buried at Ely Cathedral.
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Richard Courtenay
Priest/Minister
The grave of Richard Courtenay, bishop of Norwich, was re-discovered in October 1953 in the chapel of St Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey.
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Richard Elford
Musician
Richard Elford, tenor singer and composer, was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey. He seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.
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Richard James
Writer, Poet and Priest/Minister
The Reverend Richard James, antiquary, historian, linguist and poet, was buried in St Margaret's Church Westminster on 8th December 1638 but he has no marker or memorial.
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Richard Mead
Physician and Doctor
The memorial to Dr Richard Mead is to be found on the north side of the nave but he is actually buried in Temple Church.
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Richard Trevithick
Engineer
A stained glass window to Richard Trevithick, Cornish inventor and engineer known as the 'father of the locomotive engine', can be seen in the nave of Westminster Abbey.
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Richard Dimbleby
Broadcaster
Richard Dimbleby, radio and television broadcaster, has a memorial in the south choir aisle. In the stone wall slab is inserted a bronze portrait relief.