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• Sir Edward Rogers

  Politician

  Sir Edward Rogers, Comptroller of the Household of Elizabeth I, was buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.

• Elizabeth Gaskell

  Writer and Novelist

  In 2010 a memorial to Elizabeth Gaskell, novelist and biographer, was dedicated in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. It consists of a window panel.

• Rachel daughter of Nicholas Brigham

  Rachel Brigham, four year old daughter of antiquary and minor poet Nicholas Brigham, was buried in the south transept on 21st June 1557.

• Edwardtide Pilgrimage 2024

  Saturday, 19th October 2024

  Join us for the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor on Saturday 19th October 2024

  Edwardtide Edward the Confessor Special Service

• Saint's and Royal tombs discovered after 1,000 years

  Friday, 2nd December 2005

  Ancient Royal crypt revealed in Abbey foundations.

• Edward the Confessor and Edith

  Edward the Confessor was King from 1042 to 1066. He founded a monastery to St Peter, known as Westminster Abbey. His body still lies in his Shrine.

• Edward Horton Hubbard

  Philanthropist and Historian

  A stained glass window in Poets' Corner is a memorial to Edward Hubbard, Birkenhead-born architectural historian who championed the campaign to restore Liverpool's Albert Dock.

• Sir Edward Broughton

  Soldier

  Sir Edward Broughton died from wounds received in the battle of Lowestoft and was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey in June 1665.

• Elizabeth Elstob

  writer

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

• Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury

  The grave of Edward, 3rd Lord Herbert of Cherbury and 3rd Baron of Castle Island is in St Edmund's chapel. The stone has been re-cut.

• Edward and Muriel Fitzroy

  Politician

  The ashes of Edward Algernon Fitzroy, politician, soldier, dairy farmer and Speaker of the House of Commons are buried in the chancel of St Margaret's.

• Edward Wortley Montagu

  Edward Wortley Montagu, born 1750, illegitimate son of the traveller, diplomat and gambler of the same name, has a memorial tablet in the west cloister.

• Lunchtime Talk: Edward I, a Great and Terrible King

  Wednesday, 9th July 2025

  Historian Marc Morris explores the life of King Edward I and considers how his controversial reign shaped the history of the British Isles.

  Events

• Edward Wiggett Thompson

  The ashes of Edward Wiggett Thompson and his wife are buried in the Islip chapel. He was Head Master of the Abbey Choir School.

• Edward III and Philippa of Hainault

  Edward was crowned in 1327. Monuments to him and his wife Philippa of Hainault are in the chapel of St Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey.

• Queen Elizabeth II remembered during Royal carol service

  Saturday, 24th December 2022

  Tributes were paid to HM Queen Elizabeth II during the second annual Royal Carols: Together at Christmas service at Westminster Abbey.

  Christmas Royal Visit

• William Edward Forster

  Politician

  On the wall of the north choir aisle is a white marble tablet, with a portrait relief, in memory of politician William Edward Forster.

• Edward and Sir Edmund Godfrey

  On the wall of the east cloister is a memorial to brothers Edward and Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey. The marble monument has a sculpted shield.

• Edward Montagu, Earl of Sandwich

  Soldier

  Edward Montagu (Mountagu), 1st Earl of Sandwich is buried in General Monk's vault in the north aisle of Henry VII's chapel at Westminster Abbey.

• Lady Waldegrave

  Mary, wife of James, 2nd Baron Waldegrave and later Earl Waldegrave, was buried in the middle aisle of the nave on 27th January 1719.