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Robert Blake
Soldier and Sailor
Robert Blake, Admiral and General at sea in the time of Oliver Cromwell, was buried in the Abbey in 1657 but disinterred in 1661.
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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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Architecture
The present Abbey building dates mainly from the reign of Henry III. In 1245 he pulled down the eastern part of the 11th century Abbey.
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Nicholas Hawksmoor
Architect
Nicholas Hawksmoor, architect, was the Abbey’s Surveyor of the Fabric from 1723 but he is not buried here nor does he have any memorial tablet.
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William and Catherine Gladstone
Statesman
In 1903 a statue to William Gladstone, Prime Minister, was unveiled. A gravestone, to William and his wife Catherine, was put in after Catherine’s death.
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One People Oration 2006
Wednesday, 22nd February 2006
Speaker: Mr Tony Colman (former Chair, UK Parliament UN Group)
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Maundy Thursday 2016
Thursday, 24th March 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Day of Pentecost 2016
Sunday, 15th May 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Abbey bells
Westminster Abbey now has ten bells which are rung on church festivals and for royal and other occasions.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Lent 2022
Sunday, 20th March 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Lent 2022: The story of Jacob’s ladder is one which has a fascinating reception history. On Christmas Day 1950, a remarkable theft was.
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Ludovic, Frances & Esme Stuart
Diplomat
Ludovic Stuart, Duke of Richmond and Lennox, and several members of his family are buried in a vault in the Lady chapel at Westminster Abbey. He has a large monument.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2023
Sunday, 5th November 2023
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2023: Many of us don’t love ourselves nearly enough. The greatest love of all, according to George Benson, later Whitney.
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John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
Soldier
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich, orator and soldier, was buried in Henry VII's chapel but his large monument is in the south transept.
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Charles Dickens
Writer and Novelist
A small stone with a simple inscription marks the grave of Charles Dickens, famous English novelist, in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
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John Islip
Abbot and Priest/Minister
John Islip was Abbot of Westminster from 1500 until his death in 1532 and was buried in the chantry chapel he built at Westminster Abbey.
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Scientist, Writer and Poet
Geoffrey Chaucer is buried in the south transept, now known as Poets' Corner. He was the author of The Canterbury Tales.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2015
Sunday, 18th October 2015
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2018
Sunday, 16th September 2018
Sermon given at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2018: How we judge others says far more about us, than how we are judged by others. Just a few moments ago,.
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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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Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II's coronation was held at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June 1953. Her wedding to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, took place in 1947. Her funeral was held on 19th September 2022.