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Charles III
King Charles III was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 6th May 2023.
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Oil paintings
Several interesting oil paintings hang within Westminster Abbey or form part of its decoration. Most have been presented to the Abbey.
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One People Oration 2001
Monday, 2nd July 2001
Speaker: Mr Richard Dowden
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2015
Sunday, 15th March 2015
Sermon given by The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2015
Sunday, 22nd March 2015
Sermon given by The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon Given at Evensong on Palm Sunday 2016
Sunday, 20th March 2016
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.
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An address given at a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday 2019
Sunday, 19th September 2021
An address given at a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday 2019: Within all searching and reaching out, there lies a motivating factor, and that factor is hope..
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Charles II
Charles' coronation took place on 23rd April 1661. He was buried in the Abbey on 14th February 1685 in a vault in Henry VII's chapel.
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Francis Atterbury
Dean and Priest/Minister
Francis Atterbury, Dean of Westminster, is buried at the west end of the nave but has no monument. He was born on 6th March 1663.
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Edward and Robert Atkyns
In the south transept is a monument of marble, erected in 1746, to the memory of Sir Edward, Robert Atkyns and members of the family.
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Poets of the First World War
Poet and Soldier
Sixteen poets of the Great War (World War I) are remembered on this memorial. None of the poets are actually buried in the Abbey.
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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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Sir Walter Raleigh
Writer, Poet, Explorer and Soldier
Sir Walter Raleigh, explorer, courtier, writer and poet, is buried in St Margaret's Church. There is a memorial tablet and stained glass window to him.
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Hugh Easton
Artist
There are six stained glass windows in Westminster Abbey and its precincts designed by stained glass artist Hugh Easton.
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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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Ben Jonson
Poet, Playwright and Actor
Ben Jonson, dramatist and poet, is the only person buried in an upright position in Westminster Abbey. He was born on 11th June 1572.
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Henry Ireton
Soldier
Henry Ireton, Parliamentary official and son in law of Oliver Cromwell, was buried in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey but later exhumed.
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Anne (Stanhope), Duchess of Somerset & Jane Seymour
Anne Stanhope, Duchess of Somerset is buried in St Nicholas' chapel. In the chapel of St Edmund is a monument to her daughter Lady Jane.
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Scientist, Writer and Poet
Geoffrey Chaucer is buried in the south transept, now known as Poets' Corner. He was the author of The Canterbury Tales.
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Brian and Thomas Duppa
Priest/Minister
In the north ambulatory is the grave of Brian Duppa, Bishop of Winchester. His nephew, Sir Thomas Duppa, is buried in the north choir aisle.