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Thomas Thynne
Politician
In the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a monument to Thomas Thynne (Thynn) who was murdered in the Haymarket in London.
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Catherine, Lady Walpole
Catherine, Lady Walpole, wife of Sir Robert Walpole, Viscount Walpole and Baron Houghton, has a marble memorial in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel.
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William Thynne
In the south choir aisle is a tomb of alabaster and marble to William Thynne. His recumbent effigy in armour lies on a rush mattress.
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Catherine, Lady St John of Bletso
Catherine, Lady St John of Bletso was buried in Westminster Abbey in March 1615. Her monument had originally shown her two children, Oliver and Anne.
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Westminster Abbey celebrates Our Lady of Walsingham
Tuesday, 7th May 2019
Westminster Abbey, in collaboration with the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, held a day of celebration in honour of Our Lady of Walsingham.
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Lord John Thynne & Family
Priest/Minister
In the north choir aisle is a monument to Lord John Thynne, Sub Dean of Westminster. This shows his white marble life sized recumbent effigy.
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Requiem Mass Marks Start of Lady Chapel Festival
Friday, 22nd April 2016
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, celebrated Requiem Mass in the Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, on Thursday 21st April 2016, the Anniversary of the Death of King Henry VII.
Lady Chapel The Choir of Westminster Abbey Requiem Mass Henry VII 500 Years of Wonder
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Fraternité conservation spotlight: Catherine de Valois
Tuesday, 19th March 2024
Join our Conservation Team to discover the secrets of Catherine de Valois' funeral effigy.
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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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Sermon given at Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham Solemn Eucharist
Saturday, 4th May 2019
Into this great Abbey church - burial site of kings, the place of coronations - we have just carried a penniless peasant girl from Nazareth.
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Henry V and Catherine de Valois
Henry’s tomb is below his elaborate chantry chapel in Westminster Abbey. His funeral armour and the effigy of his wife, Catherine de Valois, can be seen in the new Abbey Galleries.
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Lady Chapel
The 16th-century historian John Leland called the Henry VII Lady Chapel ‘the wonder of the world’ and it continues to inspire wonder amongst visitors today.
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14. Catherine de Valois
Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.
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Our Lady of Pew
The Society of Our Lady of Pew venerates the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, and regularly holds Mass and retreats in the Abbey.
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Catherine Hyde & Elizabeth Cotes
Catherine Hyde was buried in the nave on 28th February 1707. Elizabeth Cotes was her personal maid who was buried with her.
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John & Catherine Doughty
Priest/Minister
The Reverend John Doughty and wife Catherine are buried in the north ambulatory. His widow later married Henry Croone (buried in the Abbey cloister).
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Samuel and Catherine Strutt
Samuel Strutt, for many years assistant clerk of the House of Lords, was buried in the east cloister with his first wife Catherine.
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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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Prince William of Wales & Catherine
Prince William is the eldest son of Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales. He married Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey in 2011.
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Katherine Knollys
On the wall of St Edmund's chapel in Westminster Abbey is a coloured alabaster monument near the grave of Katherine, wife of Sir Francis Knollys.