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• Sermon at Evensong on the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019

  Sunday, 15th September 2019

  Sermon at Evensong on the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019: Dr Edward Bouverie Pusey, who fought for the soul of our beloved Church of England. This morning a service of thanksgiving to.

• The Abbey and the Royal Family

  British kings and queens have forged a strong bond with Westminster Abbey. Since 1066 every British monarch, except two, has been crowned here.

  Royalty

• Sermon preached at the Festival Eucharist on the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor 2024

  Saturday, 19th October 2024

  What should be the pilgrim’s imprint upon the earth?

• Royal tombs

  Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of many kings and queens, starting with King Edward the Confessor whose shrine stands just behind the High Altar.

• Sermon given at A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Alleyn’s School

  Friday, 18th January 2019

  It is a pleasure to welcome the community of Alleyn’s School to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the foundation of Edward Alleyn’s educational trust.

• 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

• St Edward the Confessor chalice

  Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see the St Edward the Confessor chalice, 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.

• Celebrating St Edward

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

• 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 Edwardtide Icons

• Abbey celebrates life of St Edward

  Monday, 21st October 2013

  Westminster Abbey celebrated the life of St Edward the Confessor at a National Pilgrimage on Saturday 19th October 2013.

• A podcast for the Feast of the Translation of St Edward

  Tuesday, 13th October 2020

  Simrin Rahman, a student at Harris Westminster Sixth Form, reads from St Matthew’s gospel for a special edition of Abbeycast released today for the Feast of the Translation of St Edward.

  St Edward the Confessor Abbeycast

• Edwardtide

  During Edwardtide, we celebrate the life of St Edward the Confessor, King of England 1042–1066 and the re-founder of Westminster Abbey.

• One People Oration

  The One People Oration is an annual lecture intended to make people “think not only of all Christian people but of all mankind”.

• Edwardtide Pilgrimage 2024

  Saturday, 19th October 2024

  Join us for the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor on Saturday 19th October 2024

  Special Service

• Howel Holland Edwards

  Priest/Minister

  In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is the grave of the Reverend Howel Holland Edwards and his wife Caroline.

• Lunchtime Talk: Edward I, a Great and Terrible King

  Wednesday, 9th July 2025

  Historian Marc Morris explores the life of King Edward I and considers how his controversial reign shaped the history of the British Isles.

  Events

• Edward II

  The coronation of Edward and Isabella took place in February 1308. In his coronation oath, he swore to uphold the laws of Edward the Confessor.

• Edward Gee

  Writer and Priest/Minister

  Reverend Dr Edward Gee, author, was buried in Westminster Abbey on 6th March 1730 "within the north gate of the tombs", presumably the north ambulatory.

• Edward Glanvill

  Edward Glanvill was buried in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey, adjoining the stone to William Shield. The stone is a little faint.

• Edward Woodroofe

  Edward Woodroofe was a mason and surveyor at Westminster Abbey. He was buried in the north cloister.