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• Ringers complete marathon handbell peal

  Wednesday, 7th November 2007

  Six members of the Westminster Abbey Company of Ringers rang a peal on handbells in the Henry VII Chapel on Wednesday.

  bell ringing Westminster Abbey Company of Ringers

• Royal attendance for ANZAC Day commemoration

  Wednesday, 25th April 2018

  HRH The Duke of Cambridge, HRH Prince Henry of Wales and Ms. Meghan Markle attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 25th April 2018.

  ANZAC Day Special Service

• Dean’s Verger welcomes HM The Queen with new verge

  Wednesday, 16th October 2019

  The Dean’s Verger at Westminster Abbey, Martin Castledine, carried a new silver verge marking the 750th anniversary of the building of Henry III’s Abbey.

  750th anniversary

• Medieval Monastery tour

  Wednesday, 2nd October 2024

  Explore the history of the Benedictine monastery at Westminster Abbey, from the time when the first twelve monks arrived in 960AD until the dissolution of the monastery under Henry VIII in 1540.

  Events

• Medieval Monastery tour

  Saturday, 1st March 2025

  Explore the history of the Benedictine monastery at Westminster Abbey, from the time when the first twelve monks arrived in 960AD until the dissolution of the monastery under Henry VIII in 1540.

• Medieval Monastery tour

  Tuesday, 1st April 2025

  Explore the history of the Benedictine monastery at Westminster Abbey, from the time when the first twelve monks arrived in 960AD until the dissolution of the monastery under Henry VIII in 1540.

• Medieval Monastery tour

  Thursday, 1st May 2025

  Explore the history of the Benedictine monastery at Westminster Abbey, from the time when the first twelve monks arrived in 960AD until the dissolution of the monastery under Henry VIII in 1540.

• Our history

  Discover over ten centuries of British history in a building in the heart of London where worship takes place every day.

• St George's Day

  Saturday, 23rd April 2005

  Representations of St George and his dragon can be seen in Westminster Abbey on Henry VIIs tomb and grille, in the Lady Chapel statue series, in stained glass windows to the YMCA and Sir Benjamin Baker in the nave, and in the window in St Benedicts chapel.

  St George

• Channel 4 to screen Time Team dig Sunday 18th April

  Tuesday, 13th April 2010

  Channel 4 kicks off the new series of Time Team on Sunday 18th April at 5.30pm with Westminster Abbey as the first show. Time Team visited the Abbey in September 2009 and dug up a section of North Green looking for evidence of Henry III’s sacristy.

  Time Team

• Notre histoire

  Explorez un endroit empreint de la vie des rois, des reines, des hommes d'état et des soldats, des poètes, des prêtres, des héros et des méchants depuis 960 après JC. L'Abbaye de Westminster est l'église des couronnements depuis 1066 et la dernière demeure de plus de 3 000 Britanniques.

• Make a donation

  A charitable trust has been established to assist in the Abbey's fundraising efforts – The Westminster Abbey Trust. You can make a donation to the Trust.

• The Liber Regalis

  Find out how a highly decorated manuscript from the 14th century has guided the understanding of coronation services at Westminster Abbey.

• The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries

  High above the Abbey floor, the Galleries in the beautiful 13th century triforium display our greatest treasures and tell the story of our thousand-year history.

• Coronation Theatre

  Discover more about the space within Westminster Abbey where coronations have taken place for hundreds of years.

• History

  Find out more about the choir and musical tradition at St. Margaret's Church

• Music

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

• Ralph Selby

  Priest/Minister

  Ralph Selby, a learned monk in the Benedictine Westminster Abbey, died in 1420 and was buried in the south ambulatory.

• John Seward

  John Seward was buried in the south ambulatory on 6th April 1624 but he has no marker. He was of Stoke under Hamdon in Somerset.

• Rebecca Folliott

  The Honourable Rebecca Folliott was buried in the north ambulatory on 9th September 1697. She was a daughter of Henry, Lord Folliott of Ballyshannon, Ireland.