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• A Reflection on blame

  Friday, 17th April 2020

  The news is full of the spat between Mr Trump and the World Health Organisation. Here is an argument about how you explain what is happening to us and, perhaps, about who is to blame.

  Friday Reflection COVID-19

• His Majesty The King's coronation

  Uncover the role and significance of traditional and commissioned music within coronations throughout history.

• Nick Spencer delivers final King James Bible Lecture

  Wednesday, 19th October 2011

  The third and final King James Bible lecture was given by Nick Spencer, Research Director at Christian think tank, Theos on Wednesday 19th October.

  King James Bible

• Frederick W. Maitland

  Historian

  A memorial stone for historian F.W. Maitland was unveiled in the south transept on 4th January 2001. The stone was cut by Richard Kindersley.

• Elizabeth Elstob

  writer

  Elizabeth Elstob, Anglo Saxon scholar and governess, was buried at St Margaret's Church in 1756 but has no marker.

• William Tyndale

  A memorial tablet to William Tyndale, Bible translator, was unveiled in the south choir aisle in 1938, the gift of Sir Robert Rankin, M.P.

• The Litlyngton Missal

  Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see the Litlyngton Missal, 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.

• Dean Preaches in New York

  Monday, 13th June 2011

  The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, preached the sermon at Solemn Eucharist on the feast of Pentecost, Sunday 12th June 2011, at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, a parish church in the episcopal diocese of New York, NY, United States of America.

  Dean of Westminster USA tour

• William I (the Conqueror)

  William of Normandy, known as 'the Conqueror', was born in 1027. He invaded England and defeated Harold II at the battle of Hastings in 1066.

• Restoration of one of London's oldest buildings has begun

  Monday, 12th January 2009

  An ambitious project to repair and conserve Westminster Abbeys Chapter House, the birthplace of Parliament, has begun.

  Chapter House conservation

• 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.

• Walter Hines Page

  Diplomat

  In the vestibule of the Chapter House is a memorial to American Ambassador Walter Hines Page. He was ambassador in England during the Great War.

• Walter Porter

  Musician and Composer

  Walter Porter, singer and musician, was Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey from 1639-44. He was buried in St Margaret's on 30th November 1659.

• Caedmon

  Poet

  In 1966 a memorial to the early Christian poet Caedmon was unveiled in Poets' Corner. This famous Northumbrian poet died around the year A.D. 680.

• Francis Hughes

  Musician

  Francis Hughes, well known opera singer of his day, was buried on 21st March 1744 in the west cloister but has no marker.

• Didachus Sanchez

  In the north transept of Westminster Abbey is a worn grey marble stone, now without inscription, which covers the remains of Spanish soldier Didachus Sanchez.

• Robert Priest

  Doctor and Physician

  Dr Robert Priest, physician and translator, was buried at St Margaret's Church Westminster in 1596. But he has no marker or memorial.

• British Values workshops

  Bring faith and history to life for your KS1 and KS2 pupils with our outreach workshops and linked tours of Westminster Abbey.

• How have coronations at Westminster Abbey changed over time?

  Coronations are events in history that you may heard of, read about or seen in a film, but the details are a little vague. What is a coronation and why do they happen? Find out answers to these questions and more in this introductory guide.

• The Abbey at War

  The Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie explores the crucial role the church played in supporting a nation in conflict.