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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of Christ the King 2022
Sunday, 20th November 2022
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of Christ the King 2022: Jesus rules from the cross and from the place of risen glory. Each year November begins with the.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2023
Sunday, 21st May 2023
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2023: Hope and Despair Do you remember Clockwise, the John Cleese film about a headmaster who’s ordered world goes horribly.
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Sermon preached on the feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor, 2023
Friday, 13th October 2023
Sermon preached on the feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor, 2023: This is an astonishing place, and today we honour the Saint whose gift it is. On this day,.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday of Lent 2017
Sunday, 5th March 2017
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday of Lent 2017: Being tested We all know what temptation is, don’t we? It’s when you catch yourself reaching out for that third.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday before Advent 2019
Sunday, 10th November 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday before Advent 2019: We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come I recently conducted the.
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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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Edward III and Philippa of Hainault
Edward was crowned in 1327. Monuments to him and his wife Philippa of Hainault are in the chapel of St Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey.
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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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Henry III
Henry III rebuilt Westminster Abbey from 1245 and has a large tomb with an effigy in St Edward's chapel.
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George Frederic Handel
Musician and Composer
George Frederic Handel, famous composer, is buried in the south transept. He wrote four anthems for the coronation of George II including 'Zadok the Priest'.
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John Spottiswood
Priest/Minister
John Spottiswood, Archbishop of St Andrews, died in London of a fever and was buried with great pomp in the chapel of St Benedict.
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13th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 7th May 1998
Delivered by Canon Eric James FKC at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 7th May 1998 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity 2016
Sunday, 7th August 2016
Sermon given by The Reverend Dr Paul Edmondson, Head of Research, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2017
Sunday, 16th April 2017
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the First Sunday after Trinity 2018
Sunday, 3rd June 2018
Sermon given at Evensong on the First Sunday after Trinity 2018: Seeing through tears. O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out in your presence …You have put me in the.
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Sermon given at Evensong with the Installation of Dr David Michael Hoyle as Dean of the Collegiate Church of St Peter in Westminster
Saturday, 16th November 2019
A month ago, the Abbey celebrated – 750 years. Which makes the Abbey older than Amsterdam.
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Richard II and Anne of Bohemia
Richard was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 16th July 1377 aged 10. He married Anne of Bohemia in January 1382 and both are buried in the Abbey. His portrait hangs in the nave.
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Misericords
The word misericord comes from the Latin misericordia, meaning pity or mercy. These hinged oak seats in the chapel tip up to form a ledge.
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14th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 6th May 1999
Delivered by The Rt Hon Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 6th May 1999 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.
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Edward the Confessor and Edith
Edward the Confessor was King from 1042 to 1066. He founded a monastery to St Peter, known as Westminster Abbey. His body still lies in his Shrine.