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• Thomas Cochrane, Earl of Dundonald

  Sailor

  The grave of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, the famous admiral, is in the central part of the nave of Westminster Abbey.

• Dr Thomas Reynolds

  Priest/Minister

  The Revd. Dr Thomas Reynolds, a chaplain to Mary I, was buried in St Margaret's Westminster but he has no monument or marker.

• Wilfred Thomas Edwards

  Philanthropist

  Wilfred Thomas Edwards was a generous benefactor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal which culminated in the cleaning of Henry VII's Lady Chapel in 1995.

• Simon & Thomas Langham

  Abbot and Priest/Minister

  In the chapel of St Benedict in Westminster Abbey is the tomb of Simon Langham, the only Abbot of Westminster to become a Cardinal.

• Sir John and Lord Thomas Burgh

  Soldier

  Sir John Burgh [or Borough] and his brother Thomas, 5th Lord Burgh are both buried in the chapel of St Andrew in Westminster Abbey.

• Anne Boleyn

  Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, was crowned queen in Westminster Abbey on Whit Sunday 1st June 1533. The celebrations took place over four days.

• Chilean Navy honours Lord Cochrane

  Tuesday, 20th May 2014

  The Chilean Navy paid its annual tribute at the grave of Admiral Cochrane, the 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Tuesday 20th May 2014.

  Chilean Navy Day Thomas Cochrane Special Service

• Chilean Navy lay wreath for Cochrane

  Wednesday, 19th May 2010

  The Chilean Navy paid its annual tribute at the grave of Admiral Cochrane, the 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Wednesday 19th May 2010.

  Wreathlaying

• 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.

  Events Voice and Verse

• 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.

• St Thomas the Apostle

  St Peter flag

• 1. Matilda (wife of William I)

  Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.

• Thomas Shadwell (c.1640-1692)

  Curator Dr Susan Jenkins shares more about the lives and poetry of nine Poet Laureates who are buried or memorialised in Poets' Corner.

• Chilean Navy Day 2025

  Wednesday, 21st May 2025

  The Chilean Navy will pay its annual tribute to Admiral Thomas Cochrane at a wreath laying in the Abbey on Wednesday 21st May.

• Chilean Navy honours Admiral Lord Cochrane

  Wreaths were laid by HE The Ambassador of Chile, Mrs Ximena Fuentes Torrijo, and by Vice Admiral Andrew Burns, representing the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff.

• St Margaret's organist wins Queen's Award

  Monday, 23rd November 2020

  Thomas Trotter, the organist at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, has been awarded this year’s Queen’s Medal for Music.

  St Margaret's Church Music

• Chilean Navy honours Admiral Lord Cochrane

  Thursday, 25th May 2023

  The Chilean Navy paid its annual tribute at the grave of Admiral Thomas Cochrane, the 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Wednesday 24th May 2023.

• About the Lamentations

  In the 16th century, the English composer Thomas Tallis set five verses of the Biblical book of Lamentations to music. This exquisite, mournful pair of motets remains a beloved musical choice for ensembles and churches around the world. During Holy Week, when Christians remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death, the Lamentations are often sung in Tenebrae services or on Good Friday. The grief expressed in the Lamentations gives voice to our sorrow as we remember Christ's passion.

• New memorial for Ignatius Sancho

  Saturday, 14th October 2023

  Charles Ignatius Sancho who escaped from a background of slavery and rose to distinction in Georgian London, will be honoured when a new memorial is dedicated in St Margaret’s Church.

• Singapore State Visit

  Tuesday, 21st October 2014

  His Excellency Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, President of the Republic of Singapore, accompanied by his wife Mrs Mary Tan, visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 21st October 2014 during a State Visit and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

  State Visit