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• Henry of Almayne

  The heart of Henry of Almayne was preserved in a golden heart shrine on the south side of the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor.

• Henry Grattan

  Statesman

  Henry Grattan, a statesman and defender of the rights of Ireland, was buried next to Charles James Fox in the north transept of Westminster Abbey.

• Henry Spelman

  Writer and Historian

  Sir Henry Spelman, antiquary, historian and author, was buried in the south ambulatory. He was born in Norfolk in 1563/1564, son of Henry and Frances.

• Henry Carr

  In the south transept is the grave of Major Henry Carr. It is worn on one side but the name can still be seen.

• Henry Roper

  Musician

  On the wall of the Little Cloister is a memorial to Henry Quittenton Roper, chorister of Westminster Abbey May 1879-November 1884.

• Henry Spoore

  Henry Spoore (or Spurr), Clerk of the Works at Westminster Abbey from 1696-1703, was buried in the south cloister. His stone cannot now be seen.

• Latest 3D technology reveals secrets of Henry VII's funeral effigy head

  Monday, 17th February 2025

  Westminster Abbey is undertaking a new project using the latest 3D technology to scan the funeral effigy head of Henry VII - the first Tudor monarch and the father of Henry VIII.

• Henry III

  Henry III rebuilt Westminster Abbey from 1245 and has a large tomb with an effigy in St Edward's chapel.

• Henry James

  Writer and Novelist

  On 17th June 1976 a memorial stone for Henry James, American born novelist, was unveiled in Poets' Corner by his great grand-nephew Alexander James, jr.

• Henry Cooke

  Musician, Soldier and Composer

  Henry Cooke, composer and singer, was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 17th July 1672. No gravestone inscription was recorded for him.

• Henry Brooker

  Henry Brooker, Library keeper and Receiver General of Westminster Abbey, was buried in the east cloister but no marker remains.

• Henry Grove

  Soldier

  The Hon. Henry Grove, Lieutenant General, who fought in Flanders under the Duke of Marlborough, was buried in the east cloister on 26th November 1736.

• Henry Wharton

  Historian and Priest/Minister

  At the west end of the south aisle of the nave is a marble cartouche for the Reverend Henry Wharton, historian, who is buried nearby.

• Henry I

  Henry I’s coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on 5th August 1100. He married Princess Matilda of Scotland at Westminster Abbey on 11th November 1100.

• Henry Abingdon

  Musician

  Henry Abingdon, Master of the Choristers of the Chapel Royal in the reign of Edward IV, was buried in St Margaret's Church Westminster in 1497.

• Henry IV

  Henry was born in April 1366 and was crowned on 13th October 1399. He died in a room at Westminster Abbey called the Jerusalem Chamber.

• Henry Ferne

  Priest/Minister

  Henry Ferne, bishop of Chester, is buried in St Edmund's chapel. His grave consists of a marble plinth inset with an engraved cartouche of arms.

• 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.

• Henry Hope

  Soldier

  Brigadier General Henry Hope, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec in Canada, has a monument in the west aisle of the north transept of Westminster Abbey.

• Conservationists’ discoveries

  Saturday, 14th April 2007

  Four conservation students, working at the Abbey during their Easter holidays, were thoroughly cleaning the tomb and grille of Henry VII and made some surprising discoveries.

  Henry VII conservation