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Stephen
Stephen was crowned in the Abbey in December 1135. He promised to all Englishmen "all the liberties and good laws" which they had enjoyed under his predecessors.
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Matilda (Maud) wife of Henry I
The marriage of Matilda of Scotland to King Henry I in 1100 united the Saxon and Norman lines. She is buried near the Shrine of St Edward in Westminster Abbey but has no tomb or memorial.
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Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence
A small gilt bronze statuette (or weeper) of Lionel, Duke of Clarence, can be seen on the tomb of his father Edward III.
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Henry Cooke
Musician, Soldier and Composer
Henry Cooke, composer and singer, was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 17th July 1672. No gravestone inscription was recorded for him.
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Sir Edward Rogers
Politician
Sir Edward Rogers, Comptroller of the Household of Elizabeth I, was buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Lady Wood
Mary was buried on 1st April 1665 but has no marker or monument. The location in the burial register says "near the Convocation door".
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Robert Stewart
Lawyer
On the north wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is a monument to Robert Stewart from Scotland. The burial register calls him Colonel.
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Thomas Waldron
Physician
Dr Thomas Waldron, physician in ordinary to Charles II, was buried in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey on 14th February 1677.
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John Ruskin
Writer
A memorial to author and critic John Ruskin was unveiled in Poets' Corner on 8th February 1902. The bronze roundel encloses a portrait.
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John Leake
Writer and Physician
Dr John Leake, man-midwife, was buried in the north cloister on 16th August 1792 aged 65. He has no monument or inscribed gravestone.
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Bernard Smith
Musician
Bernard Smith, organist and organ maker, known as "Father Smith", was buried in St Margaret's Westminster, on the south side of the chancel, on 20th March 1708.
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Elizabeth and Maria Pope
Actor
Two actresses, Elizabeth and Maria, the first and second wives of tragic actor Alexander Pope, are buried together in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey.
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Thomas Prickard
Thomas Prickard was buried in the north cloister on 23rd September 1795. He was Coroner and Clerk of the Markets for the City of Westminster.
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Gilbert Murray
Writer
Classical scholar Gilbert Murray, renowned for his translations of Greek plays, was buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey on 5th July 1957.
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David Livingstone
Writer, Explorer, Physician and Doctor
David Livingstone, missionary and explorer, died at Ilala in the centre of Africa in May 1873. His grave is in the centre of the Nave.
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John Parsons
Musician and Composer
John Parsons, organist and composer, is buried in the cloisters. He was the Abbey's Master of Choristers from 1613-1623, and Organist from 1621.
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Sir John Golofre
Soldier
Sir John Golofre was buried by order of Richard II in the south ambulatory. His cracked gravestone, not far from the king's tomb, still exists.
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Hatton Family
Statesman
The large monument to Sir Christopher Hatton is now in the triforium, having being moved from the lower Islip chapel. He and his wife Alice are both buried just outside this area .
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Muzio Clementi
Musician and Composer
The Italian musician Muzio Clementi is buried in the south cloister of the Abbey. The directors of the Philharmonic Society requested his burial here.
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Richard de Crokesley
Abbot
Richard de Crokesley was Abbot of Westminster from 1246-1258 and a stone coffin, thought to be his, was discovered in 1913.