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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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The medieval sacristy
We’re undertaking a major project which will allow us to transform the welcome we offer to the 1.3 million visitors who come here each year.
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Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond
Philanthropist
Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, was buried in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel. She was the mother of Henry VII.
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William and Aymer de Valence
Soldier and Philanthropist
William de Valence, Lord of Pembroke and Wexford, has a tomb in St Edmund's chapel. Aymer de Valence has a tomb beside the High Altar.
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Architecture
The present Abbey building dates mainly from the reign of Henry III. In 1245 he pulled down the eastern part of the 11th century Abbey.
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Courtly education
Separated by sea, entwined by history. Fraternité is a season of events focusing on the fellowship between the UK and France, celebrating shared stories, cross-channel influence and the unity of nations. Through an immersive exhibition, music, talks and tours, uncover the relationship between these countries and their national churches, Notre-Dame and Westminster Abbey.
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Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots is buried in a tomb erected by her son James I in the south aisle of the Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey.
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Abbey bells
Westminster Abbey now has ten bells which are rung on church festivals and for royal and other occasions.
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Funeral and wax effigies
Find out about the funeral effigies at the Abbey.
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One People Oration 2019
Monday, 21st October 2019
There are many churches and cathedrals in the world, some of which are more beautiful, more ancient, more glorious than Westminster Abbey.
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Sermon preached at Eucharist with Ordination and Consecration 2023
Friday, 29th September 2023
Sermon preached at the Eucharist with Ordination and Consecration 2023
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Advent 2020
Sunday, 13th December 2020
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Advent 2020: Putting right what was wrong. Ten years ago, I was appointed Dean of Bristol. A friend sent me a.
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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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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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Sermon given at Sung Eucharist on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 25th September 2022
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: Honest and the knowledge that a different sort of community exists in God and can be ours. I have.
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Battle of Britain 80th
The Battle of Britain – a 112-day fight for control of Britain’s skies – was the first decisive battle in history fought entirely in the air.
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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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37th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 25th May 2023
Loretta Minghella talks about Money, Bias and the Geography of the Heart
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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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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.