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Abbot Edwin
Abbot and Priest/Minister
Edwin was Abbot of Westminster from 1049-1071 and was a friend and adviser to Edward the Confessor. He was at the consecration of Edward’s Abbey.
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Sir Charles Peers
b.1868 Architect
The ashes of Sir Charles Peers are buried in the Islip chapel. He was Surveyor of the Fabric at the Abbey from 1935 to 1951.
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John Thorndyke
John Thorndike (Thorndyke), younger brother of Abbey clergyman Herbert Thorndike, emigrated to New England in the early 1630s and married Elizabeth Stratton. He is buried in the east cloister of the Abbey.
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Chapter House
The "incomparable" 13th century Chapter House in the East Cloister was a daily meeting place for the monks and contains many mural paintings.
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Prince of Wales attends Battle of Britain Service
Sunday, 20th September 2015
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 20th September 2015.
Special Service Royal Visit HRH The Prince of Wales Battle of Britain Sunday
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The Duke of Edinburgh meets faith leaders at Coronation Big Lunch event
Tuesday, 18th April 2023
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh visited Westminster Abbey and joined a Coronation Big Lunch event bringing faiths together in friendship.
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Abbey releases music for the Coronation Vivats
Sunday, 30th April 2023
Westminster Abbey has today released the words and music of the Vivat acclamations which will be sung at the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen on Saturday 6th May.
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Fraternité talk: Lilies and Roses - The Tudor Court and France
Thursday, 16th May 2024
Join Alison Weir and Sarah Gristwood in conversation as they explore the dynamic relationship between the courts of Tudor England and Renaissance France.
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Matthew Prior
Poet and Diplomat
In Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey is a large monument to poet and diplomat Matthew Prior. Bust by A. Coysevox.
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Thomas May
Writer and Historian
Thomas May, writer and historian, was buried in the south transept. When Charles II was restored, May's body was buried in St Margaret's churchyard.
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Charles Gore Lecture 2021
Thursday, 25th March 2021
Miroslav Volf gives the annual Gore Lecture on God, Gratitude, and Being at Home in the World.
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Thomas Lester
Four bells made by Thomas Lester, foreman to Richard Phelps of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, still remain at Westminster Abbey.
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Sir Edward Rogers
Politician
Sir Edward Rogers, Comptroller of the Household of Elizabeth I, was buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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John Savage
Writer and Priest/Minister
A memorial tablet to the Reverend John Savage was originally erected in the east cloister but has been moved to the Dark Cloister.
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Sir Richard Corbet
In St Margaret's Church Westminster, at the west end of the north aisle, is a monument to Sir Richard Corbet, 2nd Baronet of Leighton.
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Thomas Master
At the east end of the south cloister is a monument to Thomas Master. Thomas attended Westminster School in the Abbey precincts, where he died.
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Sir James Berners
Politician
Sir James Berners, Knight of the Chamber to Richard II, was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel. No inscription or monument was recorded.
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Westminster Dragoons
Soldier
In St George's chapel are two framed guidons of the Westminster Dragoons. These include battle honours from the South African War to the Second World War.
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John Blair
Priest/Minister
Reverend John Blair, author of the well known book The Chronology and History of the World, was buried near the door of the north transept.
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John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery
Statesman
John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery was buried in the chapel of St John the Baptist in Westminster Abbey on 28th January 1713.