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• Anthony & William Horneck

  Priest/Minister, Soldier and Engineer

  Dr Anthony Horneck, clergyman, is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey, together with his wife, daughter Elizabeth and son William.

• Elizabeth I

  Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 15th January 1559. Her large monument is in the Lady Chapel.

• Sir Isaac Newton

  Scientist, Mathematician and Astronomer

  Scientist, mathematician and astronomer Sir Isaac Newton was buried in Westminster Abbey on 28th March 1727. His monument, by J.M. Rysbrack and W. Kent, is in the nave.

• George Frederic Handel

  Musician and Composer

  George Frederic Handel, famous composer, is buried in the south transept. He wrote four anthems for the coronation of George II including 'Zadok the Priest'.

• Oliver Cromwell and Family

  Soldier and Politician

  Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, was buried in Westminster Abbey following his death in 1658. However, he was exhumed after the Restoration.

• William Vincent & Family

  Writer, Dean and Priest/Minister

  William Vincent, Dean of Westminster, is buried in St Benedict's chapel. Nearby in the south transept are memorial tablets to him, his wife, and son George Giles.

• Unknown Warrior

  At the west end of the Nave is the grave of the Unknown Warrior, whose body was brought from France to be buried in 1920.

• Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

  Henry VII’s coronation took place in October 1485. He and his wife Elizabeth were the first monarchs to be buried in the Abbey’s Lady Chapel.

• 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.

• Abbey mourns the Reverend Jane Sinclair

  The Abbey today mourns the loss of The Reverend Jane Sinclair, former Rector of St Margaret’s and Canon of Westminster, who has died.

• William Hague gives One People Oration

  Westminster Abbey Institute's autumn season, Going to War, began last night (Thursday 23rd October) with the annual One People Oration given by the Rt Hon William Hague MP, First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons.