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Sermon at Evensong with Installation of Headmaster and Admission of Choristers
Sunday, 8th September 2019
Sermon at Evensong with Installation of Headmaster and Admission of Choristers: Generations to come will look back at the music of our rich and creative times. It has been a pleasure this.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday before Lent 2022
Sunday, 20th February 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday before Lent 2022: To begin to understand the present precarious situation in Ukraine we first need to understand what has happened in the past..
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Sermon given at Civic Matins 2022
Sunday, 3rd July 2022
Sermon given at Civic Matins 2022: What are you supposed to be? That interests me this morning. Let me take you back nearly 500 years. In December 1540, the City of Westminster.
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Sermon preached at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2023
Sunday, 24th December 2023
Sermon preached at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2023: The Incarnation of Jesus Christ is not a myth. It’s a very particular sound-world. At Christmas, in the villages surrounding Rome, you can.
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St Margaret of Antioch Patronal Festival
Sunday, 21st July 2019
May St Margaret pray for us that we may not fail in the face of opposition but remain firm in our faith and confident as witnesses to God’s truth.
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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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Sir Isaac Newton
Scientist, Mathematician and Astronomer
Scientist, mathematician and astronomer Sir Isaac Newton was buried in Westminster Abbey on 28th March 1727. His monument, by J.M. Rysbrack and W. Kent, is in the nave.
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John and Elizabeth Russell
In the chapel of St Edmund in Westminster Abbey are two monuments to John, Lord Russell and his daughter Elizabeth.
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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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Ludovic, Frances & Esme Stuart
Diplomat
Ludovic Stuart, Duke of Richmond and Lennox, and several members of his family are buried in a vault in the Lady chapel at Westminster Abbey. He has a large monument.
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Holles Family
Politician, Soldier and Sailor
Francis, Sir George, Sir Frescheville and John duke of Newcastle are among members of the Holles family buried in Westminster Abbey. Three have monuments.
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James Stanhope & Stanhope family
Politician, Soldier and Diplomat
In the nave, within the choir screen, is a large monument to James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope. Inscriptions to later Stanhope's have been added.
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Elizabeth, Duchess of Northumberland & Percy family
Politician and Soldier
A large white marble monument to Elizabeth, Duchess of Northumberland stands in this chapel. This was designed by Robert Adam and sculpted by Nicholas Read.
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A history of coronations
Westminster Abbey has been Britain’s coronation church since 1066, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II. King Charles III will be crowned on 6th May 2023.
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The Coronation Chair
The Coronation Chair is one of the most famous pieces of furniture in the world. It has been the centrepiece of coronations for 700 years.
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Terms and conditions
These are the terms and conditions applicable to Westminster Abbey Association.
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Evening Service Address: "Abraham and Isaac"
Sunday, 1st March 2020
Address given at the Evening Service "Abraham and Isaac": Let us not omit our questions in the search for truth. Britten wrote Abraham and Isaac just after the premiere of his opera,.
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Henry V and Catherine de Valois
Henry’s tomb is below his elaborate chantry chapel in Westminster Abbey. His funeral armour and the effigy of his wife, Catherine de Valois, can be seen in the Abbey Galleries.
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History of Westminster Abbey
An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey houses tombs and memorials to kings and queens and the famous and the great.
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Benedictine monastery
The monks at Westminster Abbey wore the habit of the Order of St Benedict, who established the Benedictine rules for the monks in about 540AD.