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Commonwealth tour
Thursday, 13th February 2025
Discover the wealth of connections between Britain and the Commonwealth on this special tour of Westminster Abbey.
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Commonwealth tour
Saturday, 1st March 2025
Discover the wealth of connections between Britain and the Commonwealth on this special tour of Westminster Abbey.
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Crafting the Abbey tour
Tuesday, 13th May 2025
Uncover the history and meaning behind some of Westminster Abbey’s rich material heritage in this special tour for London Craft Week.
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Beyond Victory Tour: Commemorating the Second World War
Thursday, 1st May 2025
As the nation marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, explore the enduring legacy of the conflict in Westminster Abbey.
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Sir John Franklin
Explorer
The famous Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin has a memorial in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Ignatius Sancho
Writer, Musician, Playwright and Abolitionist
Ignatius Sancho, composer, writer, slave abolitionist and actor, died in 1780 and has a memorial in St Margaret's Westminster.
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Lunchtime Talk: A Stonemason’s Guide to Britain’s Churches
Wednesday, 8th January 2025
Andrew Ziminski explores the often-overlooked features and furnishings that await discovery in our Parish Churches.
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Lunchtime Talk: Creating the Commonwealth
Wednesday, 12th February 2025
Join Professor Philip Murphy as he traces the complex origins of the organisation now known as the Commonwealth.
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Lunchtime Talk: Royalty and the British Raj
Wednesday, 12th March 2025
Professor Chandrika Kaul explores the relationship between British Royalty and India during the Raj.
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Lunchtime Talk: The People's Victory
Wednesday, 14th May 2025
Join Professor Lucy Noakes as she explores what VE Day was like for those who lived through the Second World War, particularly for those who had experienced loss.
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Lunchtime Talk: Building Heaven on Earth
Wednesday, 9th April 2025
Dr Emma J. Wells surveys some of Europe’s best examples of religious Gothic architecture, offering a fascinating insight into both their construction and enduring cultural impact.
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Lunchtime Talk: Remembering the Second World War
Wednesday, 11th June 2025
Keith Lowe reflects on how nations around the world have commemorated the Second World War, 80 years on since the end of the conflict.
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Lunchtime Talk: Women Poets
Wednesday, 9th October 2024
Professor Helen Hackett explores the lives and works of several women poets, considering why only some of them have been memorialised in Westminster Abbey.
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Lunchtime Talk: First World War Poets
Wednesday, 13th November 2024
Join Max Egremont as he discusses the work and legacies of Britain's First World War poets.
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Lunchtime Talk: The Tudors, Faith, Family and Fortune
Wednesday, 11th December 2024
Leanda de Lisle considers the role of religion in the dramatic story of the Tudor succession and explores the faith of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.
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Lunchtime Talk: Enshrined in Gothic Glory
Wednesday, 10th September 2025
Join us for a captivating lunchtime lecture with renowned Gothic art historian Professor Paul Binski, as part of our monthly Lunchtime Talk series at Westminster Abbey.
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Poets of the First World War
Poet and Soldier
Sixteen poets of the Great War (World War I) are remembered on this memorial. None of the poets are actually buried in the Abbey.
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David Livingstone
Writer, Explorer, Physician and Doctor
David Livingstone, missionary and explorer, died at Ilala in the centre of Africa in May 1873. His grave is in the centre of the Nave.
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Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II's coronation was held at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June 1953. Her wedding to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, took place in 1947. Her funeral was held on 19th September 2022.
