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Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë
Poet and Novelist
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë are commemorated in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. Their stone tablet of Huddlestone stone was given by the Brontë Society.
She died while visiting Scarborough on 28th May 1849 and is buried at St Mary's church there.
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Thomas Parr
Thomas Parr, from Shropshire, lived for 152 years and 9 months through the reigns of ten monarchs and was buried in Westminster Abbey by order of King Charles I.
1635 Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, was visiting one of his Shropshire estates and he heard all about the incredible man known as "Old Parr", then said to be...
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Edward Wetenhall
Priest/Minister, Physician and Doctor
In the south transept of Westminster Abbey is the grave of Bishop Wetenhall. His son Edward, a doctor, has a monument, by William Woodman, nearby.
visiting once more his native land of Britain, he who had snatched so many from death, himself tranquilly succumbed to death on 29th August 1733 in the 72nd...
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The enduring power of pilgrimage
Writer Francis Martin investigates what part the Abbey plays in the life of modern-day pilgrims.
...world, or in this case into the gentle hubbub of the Abbey at peak visiting time. Attendance at the 8:00am service is limited to 25, due to the size...
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Abbey supports The Passage to prevent street homelessness
Friday, 10th May 2024
Westminster Abbey has donated £500,000 to leading homelessness charity The Passage to support their innovative homelessness prevention scheme, No Night Out.
lasting legacy Visiting The Passage’s resource centre yesterday (Thursday 9th May), the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, said: ‘It is a...
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Ecumenical representatives
Monday, 19th May 2008
Senior members of the Roman Catholic and Methodist churches have been invited to join the College of Westminster Abbey.
is Visiting Professor at the Department of Archaeology at the University of Reading Jim Vincent started work at the Abbey in 1998 and became Clerk of the Works...
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Lunchtime Talk: English history through poetry
Wednesday, 15th April 2026
Explore the history of England through its poetry in this lunchtime talk with Professor Catherine Clarke.
She was previously Professor of English Literature at the University of Southampton, where she remains a Visiting Professor.
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Fraternité talk: Restoration and salvage
Thursday, 7th March 2024
Journey through collaboration and conflict as we delve into the intricate French links woven throughout Britain's history.
...London (Courtauld Institute, UCL, Birkbeck), at the V&A, Christies Education and as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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John Milton
Writer and Poet
John Milton, poet and writer, died in 1674 but his memorial in Poet's Corner was not erected until 1737. He has a memorial window in St Margaret's church.
Various panels show Milton at school, dictating Paradise Lost to his family and visiting Galileo in Florence in 1638.
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James O’Donnell secures role at Yale University
Tuesday, 26th April 2022
James O’Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey, has been appointed as Professor in the Yale School of Music and Yale Institute of Sacred Music. He will leave the Abbey this Christmas.
He is Visiting Professor of Organ and of Choral Conducting at the Royal Academy of Music and was President of the Royal College of Organists from 2011–13.
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Charles Gore Seminar: Memory, identity and hope
Thursday, 20th March 2025
Join us for a seminar evening considering theological and cultural reflections on the Commonwealth today.
addition, she is Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Chester and Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture at the University...
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Panel discussion: The search for an ethical peace
Tuesday, 16th September 2025
How do decision makers navigate the moral tensions of seeking peace in a world shaped by violence and instability? Join Rowan Williams, Nick Carter, and Catherine Ashton for a panel discussion on the ethics of peacebuilding in times of conflict.
Sir Nick is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and a member of Westminster Abbey Institute's Council of Reference.
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Voice and Verse Panel: Poets' Corners Across the Pond
Thursday, 14th November 2024
In this special event, speakers from Westminster Abbey, London, and the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York, jointly reflect on the significance and impact of a Poets' Corner within a place of worship.
...and in Rome, he is a Bye Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, a Visiting Professor in Theology at King’s College London, and Professore Invitato at the...
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Tricia Hillas inaugurated as Speaker’s Chaplain
The Reverend Tricia Hillas was inaugurated as Chaplain to The Speaker of the House of Commons in a service in St Margaret's Church, Westminster today.
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Archbishop attends 50th anniversary Evensong
The Archbishop of Canterbury attended Evensong to mark the 50th anniversary of the Anglican Centre in Rome at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 14th June.
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Visit the Abbey
Celebrate Advent and Christmas with us.
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Westminster Abbey Marks 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
A service to mark the 500th anniversary of the 95 Theses and the start of the Reformation was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 31st October 2017.
