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• A podcast for the Feast of Christ the King

  Sunday, 22nd November 2020

  A podcast for the Feast of Christ the King:

  Abbeycast Christ the King

• Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

  Henry VII’s coronation took place in October 1485. He and his wife Elizabeth were the first monarchs to be buried in the Abbey’s Lady Chapel.

• HM The Queen attends King James Bible Service

  Wednesday, 16th November 2011

  Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended a service of celebration, in association with the King James Bible Trust, to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 16th November at 12 noon.

  Royal Visit Special Service HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Prince of Wales King James Bible

• Sebert, King of the East Saxons & Ethelgoda

  Just inside the gates of the south ambulatory is an arched recess containing the supposed tomb of Sebert, King of the East Saxons.

• 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.

• George III

  George III and Queen Charlotte were crowned in the Abbey on 22nd September 1761. The ceremony was long and they were not crowned until 3.30pm.

• Westminster Abbey marks 50th anniversary of the death of Dr Martin Luther King Jr

  Wednesday, 4th April 2018

  Rediscovering Justice: A Service of Hope on the 50th anniversary of the death of the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr was held at Westminster Abbey at noon on Wednesday 4th April 2018. The service was attended by HRH The Duke of Kent.

  Martin Luther King Jr

• 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.

• Charles III

  King Charles III was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 6th May 2023.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 V and Catherine de Valois

  Henry’s tomb is below his elaborate chantry chapel in Westminster Abbey. His funeral armour and the effigy of his wife, Catherine de Valois, can be seen in the Abbey Galleries.

• Richard, Earl of Cornwall (later King of Germany)

  Soldier

  Richard, Earl of Cornwall is not buried in Westminster Abbey but his carved shield is displayed in the nave of the 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

• Louis IX, King of France

  In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a carved shield with the coat of arms of St Louis (Louis IX), King of France (1214-1270).

• A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of The Lord King of Wartnaby

  Thursday, 26th October 2006

  The Rector of St Margaret's Church, Canon Robert Wright, officiated and gave the Bidding and the Blessing.

  Lord King of Wartnaby St Margaret's Church

• An Evening with Dan Jones: The Astonishing Henry V

  Tuesday, 21st January 2025

  Leading Medieval Historian Dan Jones recounts the astonishing rise of England’s famous warrior king Henry V, metres from his final resting place.

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• Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley

  A kneeling figure of Lord Darnley can be seen on the monument of his mother Margaret Douglas, in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel.

• Elizabeth daughter of Henry VII

  In the chapel of St Edward the Confessor is a small tomb with a black marble slab for Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VII.