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Battle of Britain anniversary service held
Monday, 19th September 2016
A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark Battle of Britain Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 18th September 2016.
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The 80th anniversary of Christian Aid
the Abbey bells will be rung at about 1.00 pm following the special service marking the 80th anniversary of Christian Aid
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78th anniversary of the Battle of Britain
Monday, 17th September 2018
A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Britain took place at Westminster Abbey on 16th September 2018.
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Westminster Abbey Marks Srebrenica Anniversary
Monday, 6th July 2015
A Solemn Commemoration for Srebrenica Memorial Day was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Monday 6th July.
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Happy ending for Brontë memorial in 85th anniversary year
Thursday, 26th September 2024
The Brontë memorial in Westminster Abbey has been amended to include the diaereses (dots) over the ‘e’ of the names of the literary sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne, which have been missing from the memorial since its installation 85 years ago, following an approach from journalist and Brontë historian Sharon Wright.
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60th anniversary of the end of World War II
Sunday, 10th July 2005
A Service of Prayer and Thanksgiving to mark 60 years since the end of the Second World War was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 10th July 2005.
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Special evening marks 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln
Wednesday, 8th July 2009
Abraham Lincoln’s moral purpose and his historical significance were examined in a lecture in St Margaret’s Church on Tuesday 7th July given by Professor Richard Carwardine, Rhodes Professor of American History at St. Catherine's College, Oxford as part of an evening of special events to mark the bicentenary of Lincoln’s birth.
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Battle of Britain Veterans Mark 2013 Anniversary
Monday, 16th September 2013
A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark Battle of Britain Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 15th September 2013.
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Abbey marks 81st anniversary of the Battle of Britain
Sunday, 19th September 2021
Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday at Westminster Abbey.
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A podcast for the 75th anniversary of VE Day
Friday, 8th May 2020
A special podcast for VE Day with contributions from the Chief of the Defence Staff and VE Day veteran Barbara Weatherill has been released to mark the 75th anniversary.
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Abbey marks 84th anniversary of the Battle of Britain
Sunday, 15th September 2024
A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Britain was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 15th September 2024.
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Battle of Britain anniversary marked at Westminster Abbey
Sunday, 17th September 2023
A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of Britain was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 17th September 2023. His Majesty The King was represented at the service by Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton.
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Westminster Abbey to install fountain to mark Capability Brown anniversary
Wednesday, 7th September 2016
Westminster Abbey will install a fountain in the centre of its principal Cloister to commemorate the tercentenary this year of the birth of Lancelot (Capability) Brown, the great landscape gardener.
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Westminster Abbey to lead VE Day celebrations
Monday, 24th February 2020
Westminster Abbey will mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day with a Service of Thanksgiving on Friday 8th May at 12.00pm.
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Lord Byron remembered, 200 years on
Thursday, 18th April 2024
A wreath was laid at the Abbey's memorial to Lord Byron on Thursday 18th April, the eve of the 200th anniversary of the poet's death.
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Westminster Abbey celebrates Dickens’ Bicentenary
Tuesday, 7th February 2012
Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a ceremony at Westminster Abbey on 7th February 2012 at 11.15 am to celebrate the life and work of Charles Dickens on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
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Study of the ‘cosmatesque’ mosaics published
Friday, 18th October 2019
A nine-year, two-volume study into the Abbey's ‘cosmatesque’ mosaics has been published this week by Oxbow Books.
The Cosmatesque Mosaics of Westminster Abbey Cosmati pavement 750th anniversary
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Requiem Mass Marks Start of Lady Chapel Festival
Friday, 22nd April 2016
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, celebrated Requiem Mass in the Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, on Thursday 21st April 2016, the Anniversary of the Death of King Henry VII.
Lady Chapel The Choir of Westminster Abbey Requiem Mass Henry VII 500 Years of Wonder
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The King and Queen to attend VE Day 80 service
Friday, 25th April 2025
Their Majesties The King and Queen will attend a Service of Thanksgiving for the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) at the Abbey on Thursday 8th May at noon.
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300th anniversary of the creation of the Order of the Bath
the bells of Westminster Abbey will be rung at about 1.00 pm following the special service
