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• St Margaret of Antioch Patronal Festival

  Sunday, 21st July 2019

  May St Margaret pray for us that we may not fail in the face of opposition but remain firm in our faith and confident as witnesses to God’s truth.

• Sermon preached at the Festival of St Margaret of Antioch 2023

  Thursday, 20th July 2023

  Sermon preached at the Festival of St Margaret of Antioch 2023: God is with us in our trials and tribulations and will ultimately uphold the righteous. A few weeks ago the Chaldean.

• Prayer book of Lady Margaret Beaufort

  Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see the prayer book of Lady Margaret Beaufort, and many more objects, in real life. High above the Abbey floor, come face to face with the Abbey’s greatest treasures covering over 1,000 years of faith and history. Along with worship, examine objects that teach us about the building of Westminster Abbey, its role in national memory and its relationship with royalty.

• Lady Margaret Beaufort Wreath Laying

  Tuesday, 31st May 2005

  In 1505, the Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII, and founder of the Tudor dynasty, re-founded the college of God's House (first established in 1437 for the training of grammar school masters) naming it Christ's College.

  Wreathlaying Lady Margaret Beaufort

• Royal Weddings

  When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were married at Westminster Abbey in April 2011, they followed a long line of British royal weddings.

  Royalty

• 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.

  Architecture

• Stained Glass

  Westminster Abbey has very little medieval glass now remaining but there are good examples of glass from the 18th century to the present day.

  Art

• Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for the Epiphany of Our Lord 2016

  Wednesday, 6th January 2016

  Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

• American Fund for Westminster Abbey

  If you’re a US taxpayer, you can support us tax efficiently by donating to the American Fund for Westminster Abbey (AFWA).

• The Duke of York attends ANZAC Day service

  Tuesday, 25th April 2017

  His Royal Highness The Duke of York attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey.

  Special Service Royal Visit HRH The Duke of York

• 23rd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

  Thursday, 8th May 2008

  Delivered by The Reverend Canon Dr Jane Shaw, Dean of Divinity, Chaplain and Fellow, New College Oxford and Canon Theologian, Salisbury Cathedral at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th May 2008.

• 5th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

  Thursday, 31st May 1990

  Delivered by The Very Reverend Alan Jones, Dean of Grace Cathedral San Francisco at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 31st May 1990 and subsequently at Lincoln Minster and Keble College, Oxford.

• Dean Preaches in New York

  Monday, 13th June 2011

  The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, preached the sermon at Solemn Eucharist on the feast of Pentecost, Sunday 12th June 2011, at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, a parish church in the episcopal diocese of New York, NY, United States of America.

  Dean of Westminster USA tour

• Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

  Henry VII’s coronation took place in October 1485. He and his wife Elizabeth were the first monarchs to be buried in the Abbey’s Lady Chapel.

• William & Margaret Cavendish

  Writer, Soldier and Poet

  In the north transept is a monument by Grinling Gibbons to William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle and his wife Margaret, who were both writers.

• Trinity Church New York

  In the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel is a wall plaque of silvered bronze, with the parish seal of Trinity Church, New York, USA.

• Edmund of Langley, Duke of York

  A gilt bronze statuette of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, can be seen on the tomb of his father King Edward III.

• Anne Mowbray, Duchess of York

  Anne Mowbray, Duchess of York, was married to Richard, Duke of York, son of Edward IV when both were children. She was buried at the Abbey.

• Margaret Grant

  In the east cloister of Westminster Abbey near the entrance to the Chapter House is the grave of Margaret Grant. The inscription has been re-cut.

• Philippa Mohun, Duchess of York

  Philanthropist

  Philippa Mohun, Duchess of York was buried in St Nicholas' chapel. Her altar tomb was originally in the centre of the chapel but was moved.