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• Sermon at a service to mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior

  Wednesday, 11th November 2020

  Come Holy Spirit and fill our hearts afresh with the fire of your love.

• Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday before Advent 2022

  Sunday, 13th November 2022

  Sermon given at Evensong on the Third Sunday before Advent 2022: The unknown warrior's burial somehow represents us all. When the Unknown Warrior was buried here in 1920, he was to commemorate.

• Monarchy

  Thirteen are explored in this themed virtual tour. The objects all relate to royal marriages, royal burial or coronations.

• Overview tour

  In this virtual tour, you can take your pupils on a 360 degree journey around the nation’s coronation church.

• Sermon at Evensong on the Feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2019

  Sunday, 13th October 2019

  Sermon at Evensong on the Feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2019: The warrior and the saint, on the same axis, West and East At his burial service, a.

  Edwardtide

• History of Westminster Abbey

  An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey houses tombs and memorials to kings and queens and the famous and the great.

  Architecture Christianity

• Holy Saturday

  Saturday, 19th April 2025

  Today, the Church sits in silence, remembering Christ's body being laid in the tomb. The Reverend Catherine Williams considers the meaning of this day of prayer and reflection.

• Sermon preached at the Solemn Liturgy of the Passion and Death of Our Lord, Good Friday 2025

  Friday, 18th April 2025

  As we look at the cross, this symbol of torture and death, we also sense the victory of an uncontrollable and relentlessly creative life.

• The Nation's Memory

  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.

• A History of Royal Burials and Funerals

  Find out about the many elaborate royal funerals have taken place in Westminster Abbey prior to burial here.

• Abbey to mark Warrior centenary

  Thursday, 29th October 2020

  Westminster Abbey will mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior with a special service, to be broadcast live on BBC One, on 11th November.

• St Edward icon dedicated

  Monday, 21st October 2019

  A new icon of St Edward the Confessor has been dedicated and placed in the shrine, the place of his burial, in Westminster Abbey.

  Edward the Confessor Icons

• HM The Queen marks Warrior centenary

  Saturday, 7th November 2020

  Her Majesty The Queen visited Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 4th November 2020 to commemorate the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior.

  HM The Queen Grave of the Unknown Warrior Armistice

• Abbey releases Order of Service for Warrior centenary

  Wednesday, 11th November 2020

  This morning, a special service will mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey on 11 November 1920.

  Special Service HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall

• Ashes of Dr Wesley Carr buried in the Abbey

  Wednesday, 25th April 2018

  Evensong on Tuesday 24th April 2018 was followed by the burial of the ashes of the Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr KCVO, who was Dean of Westminster from 1997 to 2006.

  The Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr Memorial dedication

• Virtual tours

  Take a virtual tour inside Westminster Abbey. View treasures including the Grave of the Unknown Warrior, the High Altar and the Coronation Chair in detail.

• Ticket ballot opens for Stephen Hawking Memorial Service

  Wednesday, 9th May 2018

  A ballot opens 9th May for tickets for the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Professor Stephen Hawking and the burial of his ashes.

  Stephen Hawking

• Royal Family marks Unknown Warrior centenary

  Wednesday, 11th November 2020

  Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a service to mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey on 11th November 2020.

  Remembrance

• Celebrating St Edward

  In a chapel at the heart of Westminster Abbey is the Shrine of Edward the Confessor, king and saint.

• Buried among the kings

  Honouring the Unknown Warrior, a centenary after his burial in Westminster Abbey.