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Hidden Highlights tour - May
Wednesday, 1st May 2024
Explore behind the scenes of the Abbey on a guided tour of some areas not usually open to the public.
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Hidden Highlights tour - June
Saturday, 1st June 2024
Explore behind the scenes of the Abbey on a guided tour of some areas not usually open to the public.
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Vestments and frontals
The Abbey uses many different vestments and altar hangings during the year.
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Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots is buried in a tomb erected by her son James I in the south aisle of the Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey.
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Richard II and Anne of Bohemia
Richard was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 16th July 1377 aged 10. He married Anne of Bohemia in January 1382 and both are buried in the Abbey. His portrait hangs in the nave.
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Horatio, Viscount Nelson
Sailor
One of the best likenesses of the great Admiral, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, is his wax effigy in the triforium galleries at Westminster Abbey.
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Simon & Thomas Langham
Abbot and Priest/Minister
In the chapel of St Benedict in Westminster Abbey is the tomb of Simon Langham, the only Abbot of Westminster to become a Cardinal.
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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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Edward I and Eleanor of Castile
Edward and Eleanor's coronation took place on 19th August 1274. Both are buried in St Edward's chapel in Westminster Abbey and Eleanor has a fine effigy.
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Edmund, Earl of Lancaster and Aveline de Forz
Soldier
Prince Edmund "Crouchback", Earl of Lancaster and Aveline de Forz were the first royal couple to be married in the newly built Westminster Abbey. Both are also buried in the church.
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William Shakespeare
Playwright
Shakespeare was buried at Stratford upon Avon in 1616 and it was not until 1741 that a statue to him was erected in Poets' Corner.
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RAF Chapel
At the eastern end of the Lady Chapel is the Royal Air Force chapel dedicated to the men who died in the Battle of Britain in 1940.
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William and Aymer de Valence
Soldier and Philanthropist
William de Valence, Lord of Pembroke and Wexford, has a tomb in St Edmund's chapel. Aymer de Valence has a tomb beside the High Altar.
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The Coronation Chair
The Coronation Chair is one of the most famous pieces of furniture in the world. It has been the centrepiece of coronations for 700 years.
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Our history
Discover over ten centuries of British history in a building in the heart of London where worship takes place every day.
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Edward the Confessor and Edith
Edward the Confessor was King from 1042 to 1066. He founded a monastery to St Peter, known as Westminster Abbey. His body still lies in his Shrine.
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William Murray, Lord Mansfield
Statesman, Lawyer and Abolitionist
William Murray, Earl of Mansfield was buried in the north transept and has a large monument by John Flaxman.
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Sermon preached at Eucharist with Ordination and Consecration 2023
Friday, 29th September 2023
Sermon preached at the Eucharist with Ordination and Consecration 2023
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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 Matins on the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity 2016
Sunday, 7th August 2016
Sermon given by The Reverend Dr Paul Edmondson, Head of Research, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.