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• Our history

  History of St Margaret's: It may seem surprising to find another large church standing so close to the might and magnificence of Westminster Abbey. Why was an additional church needed in such.

• Charles Gore Lecture 2022

  Tuesday, 5th April 2022

  Professor Anna Rowlands gives the annual Charles Gore Lecture on The Roots of Trust: theological and political reflections on trust in troubled times.

• The Charles Gore Lecture 2009

  Sunday, 29th November 2009

  Charles Darwin has probably had more impact on religious belief than anyone else born in the last 200 years.

• The Charles Gore Lecture 2010

  Monday, 29th November 2010

  A discussion chaired by Dr Nicholas Sagovsky, Canon Theologian, Westminster Abbey with Ms Eithne D’Auria, Professor Norman Doe, Professor Mark Hill QC and Reverend Professor Aidan McGrath OFM

• A brief history of Westminster Abbey

  L'Abbaye de Westminster est le lieu de couronnement des rois depuis celui de Guillaume le Conquérant en 1066. Elle a également vu de nombreux mariages et enterrements royaux, sans parler des célébrations nationales et autres commémorations.

• Explore our History

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  Art Architecture Christianity Notable people Royalty

• The Charles Gore Lecture 2005 No. 1

  Tuesday, 15th February 2005

  Before I moved to Westminster Abbey, I used to live near an Immigration Detention Centre. Three years ago, just before Christmas, I heard there was no priest working at the Chaplaincy.

• Americans at the Abbey

  American academic Greg Garrett marks the 250th anniversary of America’s birth by considering how the relationship between Britain and America is borne out in the Abbey’s monuments, statues and graves.

  History

• On the trail of love: the Eleanor crosses

  In 2024, historian Alice Loxton retraced the 200-mile route of Eleanor of Castile’s memorial crosses and discovered one of the most romantic stories in British history.

• Portrait of a Dean

  Dr Tony Trowles, Head of the Abbey Collection, explores how Dean John Williams, who has no Abbey memorial himself, left the biggest legacy of all.

• Charles Gore Lecture 2023

  Friday, 3rd March 2023

  Ahead of the coronation of His Majesty The King in Westminster Abbey in May this year, The Reverend Dr James Hawkey reflects on A Theology of Monarchy for the 21st Century.

  Coronations

• The Charles Gore Lecture 2017

  Tuesday, 7th February 2017

  Speaker: Marilynne Robinson; Chair - The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster

• Charles Gore Lecture 2025

  Wednesday, 17th September 2025

  Theology for Commonwealth: God's Dreaming, Common Worth, Planetary Communion

• 24th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

  Thursday, 14th May 2009

  Delivered by The Reverend Professor Alister E. McGrath, Professor of Theology, Ministry & Education King's College London at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 14th May 2009.

• One People Oration 2006

  Wednesday, 22nd February 2006

  Speaker: Mr Tony Colman (former Chair, UK Parliament UN Group)

• Architecture

  The present Abbey building dates mainly from the reign of Henry III. In 1245 he pulled down the eastern part of the 11th century Abbey.

• The Sermon preached at the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III

  Saturday, 6th May 2023

  The Sermon preached at the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III: We are here to crown a King, and we crown a King to serve. We are here to crown a.

• Bronte vs Brontë

  Sharon Wright, journalist and Brontë historian, explains how a visit to the Abbey to research her latest book led her on a surprising journey.

  People

• The enduring power of pilgrimage

  Writer Francis Martin investigates what part the Abbey plays in the life of modern-day pilgrims.

  Faith

• The life and legacy of PG Wodehouse

  English humourists PG Wodehouse’s journey to recognition in the UK was not without controversy, as Fergus Butler-Gallie reveals.