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Sermon Given at Evensong on the Second Sunday before Advent 2016
Sunday, 13th November 2016
Sermon given by The Reverend Christopher Pullin, Canon Chancellor, Hereford Cathedral.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Second Sunday after Trinity 2016
Sunday, 5th June 2016
Sermon given by The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Easter 2016
Sunday, 3rd April 2016
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon Treasurer and Almoner.
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Abbey Choir recordings available to stream for the first time
Wednesday, 9th August 2023
Abbey Choir recordings available to stream for the first time: For the first time, audiences from around the world can enjoy to the Abbey Choir’s critically acclaimed catalogue of recordings via streaming.
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16th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 10th May 2001
Delivered by Professor Stephen Clark, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Liverpool at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 10th May 2001 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.
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Sermon Given at the Evening Service on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2015
Sunday, 4th January 2015
Sermon given by The Reverend Tony Kyriakides, Chaplain.
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President George W. Bush and First Lady visit Abbey
Thursday, 20th November 2003
The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr welcomed President Bush and Mrs George W Bush to Westminster Abbey today and invited him to lay a wreath on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
State Visit President of the United States George W. Bush Laura Bush
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King and Queen of Jordan visit Westminster Abbey
Friday, 1st March 2019
The King and Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan visited Westminster Abbey on 1st March as part of a Governmental visit to the UK.
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Choir’s new CD celebrates established favourites and new works
Friday, 9th June 2023
The Abbey Choir has released a new CD of choral works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir James MacMillan and Sir John Tavener.
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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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William I (the Conqueror)
William of Normandy, known as 'the Conqueror', was born in 1027. He invaded England and defeated Harold II at the battle of Hastings in 1066.
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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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New Year
The Abbey bells can usually be heard before services and in celebration of church festivals and royal occasions.
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New memorial for Ignatius Sancho
Saturday, 14th October 2023
Charles Ignatius Sancho who escaped from a background of slavery and rose to distinction in Georgian London, will be honoured when a new memorial is dedicated in St Margaret’s Church.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Lent 2019
Sunday, 17th March 2019
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Lent 2019: How far will we go for our neighbour? How far will we go to live a properly Christian life?.
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Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Lent 2020
Sunday, 8th March 2020
Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Lent 2020: The sin of detraction I begin with two short stories: Firstly, the senior civil servant who resigned last week, claiming that he was.
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Plan your visit
Explore a place that's touched the lives of kings, queens, and statesmen, poets, heroes and villains. Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Epiphany 2015
Sunday, 18th January 2015
Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Canon Theologian.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist with Confirmation on the Second Sunday after Trinity 2017
Sunday, 25th June 2017
Sermon given by The Right Reverend Michael Marshall Honorary Assistant Bishop, Diocese of London.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Trinity 2016
Sunday, 5th June 2016
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon Treasurer and Almoner.