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A brief history of the Great Sacristy site
In December 2019, Westminster Abbey embarked on an exciting project to uncover the foundations of the medieval Great Sacristy on the North Green.
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I don't have my membership card on me today but I want to visit the Abbey
Answers to your most-asked questions about membership of the Westminster Abbey Association.
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King and Queen of Spain visit Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 12th July 2017
The King and Queen of Spain were accompanied by Prince Henry of Wales when they visited Westminster Abbey on Thursday 13th July as part of Their Majesties’ State Visit to the Her Majesty The Queen.
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Sermon at Matins on Good Friday 2018
Friday, 30th March 2018
Sermon at Matins on Good Friday 2018: Why should the tortured death of one man on a cross 2000 years ago on a scrubby hill in the Middle East matter to us.
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Sermon given at the Solemn Liturgy on Good Friday 2023
Friday, 7th April 2023
Sermon given at the Solemn Liturgy on Good Friday 2023: We must see man and God. There is a story, from nineteenth-century France, about a young officer who made a bet. The.
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A Reflection for Good Friday
Friday, 10th April 2020
I was outside in the Abbey garden. The sun shone on cherry blossom and tulips. Spring ablaze before me, full of new life and promise.
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Benefact Group celebrates support for good causes
Thursday, 9th June 2022
HRH The Prince of Wales attended a Service of Thanksgiving to mark over £100 million raised for good causes by the Benefact family in Westminster.
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Gift membership
Westminster Abbey Association membership is a fantastic gift that lasts for a year, giving unlimited entry, access to exclusive events and other benefits.
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Sermon Given at The Chapel Royal St James's Palace on Good Friday 2016
Friday, 25th March 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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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.
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Sermon Given at the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, Good Friday 2017
Friday, 14th April 2017
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, on Good Friday 2019
Friday, 19th April 2019
Sermon in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace on Good Friday 2019: The passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ stand at the centre of our historic inheritance in this country..
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King and Queen of the Netherlands visit Abbey
Tuesday, 23rd October 2018
The King and Queen of the Netherlands visited Westminster Abbey on 23rd October as part of Their Majesties’ State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.
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Sermon preached at Evensong on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2023
Sunday, 30th July 2023
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2023: The dungeon shook and my chains fell off; I’m gonna grieve my Lord no more. Sisters and brothers in Christ! May.
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James I and Anne of Denmark
James I and Anne of Denmark are both buried in Westminster Abbey. But neither has a monument. Their funeral effigies still remain in the Abbey collection.
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Good Friday
A reflection for Holy Week by the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster
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Music from the reign of King James I
A selection of works from the first quarter of the seventeenth century, when musicians produced a rich variety of music for the court of King James I.
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Dean highlights significance of Vatican visit
Thursday, 26th January 2017
As the Abbey Choir flies back from Rome after a week-long visit to the Vatican, the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall has underlined the ecumenical significance of the trip.
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Fraternité talk: When the English spoke French
Thursday, 18th April 2024
Join James Robinson, Interim Director of Collections at the V&A, to discover the complex and interdependent relationship of England and Continental Europe throughout the Middle Ages.