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Music
Uncover the role and significance of traditional and commissioned music within coronations throughout history.
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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.
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David & Eva Garrick
Actor
On the west wall of Poets' Corner is a monument to the famous actor David Garrick, not far from his grave. By H. Webber.
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Christopher Anstey
Writer and Poet
On a pillar in Poets’ Corner is a marble tablet to Christopher Anstey, by sculptor Charles Horwell, put up by his son John.
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St Oscar Romero
Priest/Minister
A statue to Oscar Romero, modern martyr and saint, was unveiled in July 1998 and stands above the west entrance to Westminster Abbey. Sculptor John Roberts.
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Mansell Family
Several members of the Mansell family of Glamorgan in south Wales are buried in Westminster Abbey, including Thomas, Edward, Henry, Mary, Francis and Elizabeth.
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Richard Creed
Soldier
There are memorials to two people named Richard Creed in the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey: Major Richard Creed and Lieutenant Richard Creed.
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Frances Teresa Stuart, Duchess of Richmond
A wax effigy of Frances Teresa (Stuart), Duchess of Richmond and Lennox, with her pet parrot, can be seen in the triforium galleries at Westminster Abbey.
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Henry V and Catherine de Valois
Henry’s tomb is below his elaborate chantry chapel in Westminster Abbey. His funeral armour and the effigy of his wife, Catherine de Valois, can be seen in the Abbey Galleries.
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Lord Ashdown remembered
Tuesday, 10th September 2019
A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of the Rt Hon The Lord (Paddy) Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon was held at Westminster Abbey.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication Festival 2017
Sunday, 15th October 2017
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster.
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Edward I and Eleanor of Castile
Edward and Eleanor's coronation took place on 19th August 1274. Both are buried in St Edward's chapel in Westminster Abbey and Eleanor has a fine effigy.
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Markham Family
Members of the Markham family are buried in Westminster Abbey, including Major William Markham in the north cloister and his son William, Archbishop of York.
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Stained Glass
Westminster Abbey has very little medieval glass now remaining but there are good examples of glass from the 18th century to the present day.
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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.
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Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk & family
Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk was buried in St Edmund's chapel in Westminster Abbey, with her daughter Mary Grey. Also Margaret, Countess of Derby.
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Charles Agar, Earl of Normanton
Priest/Minister and Philanthropist
Charles Agar, Earl of Normanton and his wife Jane are buried in the north transept. A monument to him was erected in the north choir.
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Edward and Robert Atkyns
In the south transept is a monument of marble, erected in 1746, to the memory of Sir Edward, Robert Atkyns and members of the family.
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Willes family
Priest/Minister and Codebreaker
Dr Edward Willes, bishop of Bath and Wells, was buried in the north ambulatory, together with his wife Jane and sons Edward and Sir Francis.
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RAF Chapel
At the eastern end of the Lady Chapel is the Royal Air Force chapel dedicated to the men who died in the Battle of Britain in 1940.