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Overview tour
In this virtual tour, you can take your pupils on a 360 degree journey around the nation’s coronation church.
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Charles Worsley
Soldier
The presumed grave of Major General Charles Worsley was discovered in the south east apsidal chapel of Henry VII's chapel in the late 19th century.
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Princess Margaret, daughter of George VI
Princess Margaret was the second daughter of King George VI and the sister of Queen Elizabeth II. She married at Westminster Abbey in 1960.
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Sarah Mildmay
Sarah Mildmay, wife of Humphrey Mildmay of Queen Camel in Somerset, was buried in the south transept, at the entry to St Benedict's chapel.
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Princess Patricia of Connaught
Princess Patricia of Connaught married in Westminster Abbey in 1919. Hers was the first royal wedding to be held at the Abbey since Richard II’s.
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Thomas Becker
Soldier
Colonel Thomas Becker was buried in St Margaret's Church Westminster on 27th April 1716. There is no monument or marker for him in the church.
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Jacinto de Castro
Statesman
Don Jacinto Borges Pereira de Castro, Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the King of Portugal to the Court of Britain, was buried in the nave.
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Mrs William Quartermain
The wife of Dr William Quartermain, one of the King's Physicians, was buried in "the south part of the cross aisle" i.e. south transept.
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Alice Paule
Alice Paule, wife of Dr William Paule, bishop of Oxford and a chaplain to the King, was buried on 20th November 1635 near the font.
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Sir Charles Rich
Sailor
Sir Charles Rich, naval captain, was buried in St Margaret's Church Westminster in 1706 but has no memorial.
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Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII
Queen Alexandra was born in 1844, the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark. With her husband Edward VII, she was crowned in 1902.
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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.
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George Hickes
Writer and Priest/Minister
The Reverend Dr George Hickes, writer and linguist, was buried in St Margaret's church on 18th December 1715 but he has no monument or gravestone.
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John Rutherford
John Rutherford died on 21st June 1781 and was removed from his original burial place at Olne in Germany to the north cloister for burial.
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Humphrey Mackworth
Soldier
Humphrey Mackworth, a colonel in Cromwell's Parliamentary army, was buried in a vault in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey but later exhumed.
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Lady Margaret Noel
The burial of Lady Margaret Noel, wife of Sir William Noel, is not recorded in the official burial register but just on a slip of paper.
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Marks Centenary
Tuesday, 23rd May 2017
A minute's silence to remember the victims of the Manchester attack was held before a Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate the Centenary of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at Westminster Abbey on 23rd May. HRH The Duke of Kent attended the service.
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Henry III manuscripts go on display in the Galleries
Thursday, 3rd October 2019
Two 13th century manuscripts go on display in our Galleries as part of celebrations to mark the 750th anniversary of the rebuilding of the church.
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Charles I
Charles I was the second son of James I and was born on 19th November 1600. He was crowned in Westminster Abbey in February 1626.
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Princess Mary, daughter of George V
Princess Mary was the only daughter of George V and Queen Mary. On 28th February 1922 she married Henry, Viscount Lascelles in Westminster Abbey.