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Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Harry Open 87th Field of Remembrance
Thursday, 5th November 2015
His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales opened the Royal British Legion's 87th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 5th November 2015.
Royal Visit HRH Prince Henry of Wales HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Field of Remembrance Special Service
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A podcast for the Fourth Sunday of Easter
Sunday, 3rd May 2020
A podcast for the Fourth Sunday of Easter is published today as part of the Abbey’s continued commitment to provide virtual worship for all.
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Our Lady of the Windrush icon on display at the Abbey
Monday, 18th July 2022
A new icon of the Virgin and Child by artist Amanda de Pulford has gone on temporary display at Westminster Abbey.
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Fraternité talk: Lilies and Roses - The Tudor Court and France
Thursday, 16th May 2024
Join Alison Weir and Sarah Gristwood in conversation as they explore the dynamic relationship between the courts of Tudor England and Renaissance France.
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Sermon preached at the Anzac Day Service 2024
Thursday, 25th April 2024
Our salvation is to remember and to hope.
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23rd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 8th May 2008
Delivered by The Reverend Canon Dr Jane Shaw, Dean of Divinity, Chaplain and Fellow, New College Oxford and Canon Theologian, Salisbury Cathedral at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th May 2008.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the First Sunday of Christmas 2015
Sunday, 27th December 2015
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.
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Address given at a Service to mark the life of Florence Nightingale
Wednesday, 9th May 2018
Address given at a Service to mark the life of Florence Nightingale: Jesus said, Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Yesterday when I was.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Epiphany 2019
Sunday, 20th January 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Epiphany 2019: In the Gospels we find lots of references to wedding feasts. In the Gospels we find lots of references to.
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Sermon preached at the Festival of St Margaret of Antioch 2023
Thursday, 20th July 2023
Sermon preached at the Festival of St Margaret of Antioch 2023: God is with us in our trials and tribulations and will ultimately uphold the righteous. A few weeks ago the Chaldean.
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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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Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox
Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, was buried, at the expense of Elizabeth I, in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Muniment collection
Our archive is one of the oldest and richest in England. We hold the records of Westminster Abbey from the tenth century to the present.
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Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Writer and Poet
The poet Robert Browning is buried in Poets' Corner. His wife, poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, is buried in Florence, but is memorialised in Westminster Abbey.
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John Williams
Dean and Philanthropist
Dr John Williams was Dean of Westminster from 1620-1644. He has no monument in the Abbey and he is buried at Llandegai in his native Wales.
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William Wordsworth
Poet
A white marble life size figure of poet William Wordsworth is in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey. The figure is seated with crossed legs.
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Edmond Halley
Astronomer
In the south cloister is a memorial to astronomer Edmond Halley. It takes the form of a stylised comet, of slate, the tail being gilded.
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Sir Oliver Lambert & family
d.1618 Politician
Sir Oliver Lambert or Lambart, politician, was buried in Westminster Abbey but the register just gives the location as "in the monuments".
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Jebb family
Physician and Doctor
Sir Richard Jebb, physician, and his brothers Samuel and Avery, are buried in the west cloister. Sir Richard has a monument on the wall.
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Mary, Lady Dudley and Lord Dudley
Soldier
In the south aisle of St Margaret's church Westminster is a large monument to Mary, wife of Edward Sutton, Lord Dudley. Both are buried in the church.