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20th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 12th May 2005
Delivered by The Reverend Nicholas Holtam, Vicar of St. Martin-in-the-Fields at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 12th May 2005 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.
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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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Coronation Theatre on display from 8th-13th May
Monday, 3rd April 2023
Following the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort, visitors will be welcomed to the Abbey to see the Coronation Theatre.
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Abbey to re-open for visiting from 21st May
Monday, 19th April 2021
Westminster Abbey is preparing to welcome back visitors again on Friday 21st May, following the current closure due to coronavirus restrictions.
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Thomas May
Writer and Historian
Thomas May, writer and historian, was buried in the south transept. When Charles II was restored, May's body was buried in St Margaret's churchyard.
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The King: coronation date set for Saturday 6th May 2023
Tuesday, 11th October 2022
Buckingham Palace has announced that His Majesty The King will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023.
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Sir Humphrey May
Politician
Sir Humphrey May, politician, was buried "on the north side of the Chapel of Kings" (ie.the north ambulatory) in Westminster Abbey on 11th June 1630.
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Sir Thomas Erskine May, Lord Farnborough
Lawyer
In St Margaret's is a memorial to lawyer Sir Thomas Erskine May, who was created Lord Farnborough on his retirement from the House of Commons.
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Fraternité tour: French footprints in British history - May
Thursday, 9th May 2024
Journey through collaboration and conflict as we delve into the intricate French links woven throughout Britain's history.
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Honouring the Unknown Warrior, a centenary after his burial in Westminster Abbey.
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When Charles Dickens died at his home in Kent on 9th June 1870, it was presumed that he would be buried in Rochester Cathedral or in one of the nearby parish churches at Cobham or Shorne. This, after all, was what the author of some of the greatest novels in the English language had wanted.
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On 8th May 1945, Winston Churchill announced that the Second World War in Europe at an end. This was VE Day or Victory in Europe Day.
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The wreath laid by Theresa May
A service for Parliament to mark the centenary of the end of World War I was held at St Margaret's Church on 6th November 2018.
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Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at the service
The Queen was represented by the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London at a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the 70th anniversary of the landing of the Windrush today.
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Fraternité Family Day: The Bayeux Tapestry and Beyond - May
Saturday, 18th May 2024
Explore how the drama of 1066 and the Battle of Hastings, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, shaped the future of Westminster Abbey.
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Prime Minister Theresa May reads Hebrews 11: 32-12: 2
Her Majesty The Queen attended A Service to mark the Centenary of the Royal Air Force at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 10th July 2018.
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Prime Minister Theresa May reads Isaiah 58: 6-12
The Queen and Frank-Walter Steinmeier The President of Germany attended A Service to mark the Centenary of the Armistice at Westminster Abbey.
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Creation stories: Sowing the seeds
Tuesday, 20th August 2024
Join us for an enchanting evening of storytelling in Dean's Yard.
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Creation tour: Meet our Head Gardener
Tuesday, 20th August 2024
Take a stroll around the Abbey’s green spaces with the Abbey’s Head Gardener, Jan Pancheri.
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The Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Prime Minister, reads Romans 12: 3-13
Her Majesty The Queen attended The Commonwealth Service: A Celebration of the Commonwealth at Westminster Abbey on Monday 12th March 2018.