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Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II's coronation was held at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June 1953. Her wedding to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, took place in 1947. Her funeral was held on 19th September 2022.
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28th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 2nd May 2013
Dame Averil Cameron gives the 28th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture on Constantine's Vision and the Church Today - From the Battle of the Milvian Bridge (AD 312) to the twenty-first century.
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Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday after Trinity 2019
Sunday, 30th June 2019
Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday after Trinity 2019: “With what two crownes is this Citie adorned?”.
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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.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Writer, Poet, Explorer and Soldier
Sir Walter Raleigh, explorer, courtier, writer and poet, is buried in St Margaret's Church. There is a memorial tablet and stained glass window to him.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for St Michael and All Angels
Tuesday, 29th September 2015
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the First Sunday after Trinity 2017
Sunday, 18th June 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton Canon in Residence.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Tuesday, 15th August 2017
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Sunday next before Lent 2021
Sunday, 14th February 2021
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Sunday next before Lent 2021: For St Peter it doesn’t get much better than Moses and Elijah. ‘Let us make three dwellings’, said Peter,.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on St Peter's Day, 2021
Tuesday, 29th June 2021
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on St Peter's Day, 2021: The life of our heavenly patron St Peter reminds us that even when we get it wrong, the love of Christ.
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26th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 26th May 2011
Delivered by Richard Chartres KCVO, Bishop of London at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 26th May 2011 and at Keble College, Oxford on Friday 27th May 2011.
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One People Oration
The One People Oration is an annual lecture intended to make people “think not only of all Christian people but of all mankind”.
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15th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 4th May 2000
Delivered by The Reverend Canon Dr Martyn Percy at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 4th May 2000 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford and the Cathedral, Sheffield.
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Music
Uncover the role and significance of traditional and commissioned music within coronations throughout history.
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Sermon given at Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham Solemn Eucharist
Saturday, 4th May 2019
Into this great Abbey church - burial site of kings, the place of coronations - we have just carried a penniless peasant girl from Nazareth.
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Order of Service
Find out more about the practical purpose and historical significance of orders of service for coronations.
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Christianity – some basics
Would you like to know more about the Christian faith? Here’s a short guide: how it began, its beliefs and practices plus, help if you’d like to explore it further.
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Ampulla and spoon
Understand the essential role that a small vessel and a spoon play in the most important part of the coronation service.
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History
Find out more about the choir and musical tradition at St. Margaret's Church
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John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall
The embalmed body of Prince John of Eltham was buried in Westminster Abbey in 1337 and he has a fine monument. He was born at Eltham manor in Kent.