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Charles II
Charles' coronation took place on 23rd April 1661. He was buried in the Abbey on 14th February 1685 in a vault in Henry VII's chapel.
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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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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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Sir Clowdisley Shovell
Sailor
In the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a large marble monument to the famous Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell, by the sculptor Grinling Gibbons.
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Sermon Given at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2017
Sunday, 1st January 2017
Sermon given by The Right Reverend Jonathan, Goodall Bishop of Ebbsfleet.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2017
Sunday, 1st January 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Chaplain.
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Sermon Given at Evensong on the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity 2017
Sunday, 10th September 2017
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday after Trinity 2019
Sunday, 4th August 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday after Trinity 2019: The vice which constantly seeks more possessions. In March this year, the UK Government Statistical Service released the UK’s statistics.
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Sermon at the Evening Service on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2019
Sunday, 27th October 2019
Sermon at the Evening Service on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2019: We are called to be reconciled to one another. Behind this Abbey Church, outside Parliament and around College Green, ordinary.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Tenth Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 21st August 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the Tenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 4th September 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: Metropolitan Kallistos Ware At Evensong this month I shall be speaking about two internationally important spiritual leaders who were educated here.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 9th October 2022
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: What do you want? I would like to begin by asking you a question. My question is this: What.
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Sermon preached at Evensong on the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 2023
Sunday, 27th August 2023
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 2023: 'Let your gentleness be known to everyone.' Words from this afternoon’s Psalm, 139: If I climb up into heaven, thou.
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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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James I and Anne of Denmark
James I and Anne of Denmark are both buried in Westminster Abbey. But neither has a monument. Their funeral effigies still remain in the Abbey collection.
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Charles III
King Charles III was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 6th May 2023.
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George and Nicholas Monck
Priest/Minister, Soldier and Sailor
General George Monck and his brother NIcholas are both buried in Westminster Abbey. The General's funeral armour is on display.
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William Pitt and family
Statesman
William Pitt the Elder and his son are buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey. His wax effigy is on display in the triforium.
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Unknown Warrior
At the west end of the Nave is the grave of the Unknown Warrior, whose body was brought from France to be buried in 1920.
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Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
Henry VII’s coronation took place in October 1485. He and his wife Elizabeth were the first monarchs to be buried in the Abbey’s Lady Chapel.