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Fraternité Family Day: The Bayeux Tapestry and Beyond - May
Saturday, 18th May 2024
Explore how the drama of 1066 and the Battle of Hastings, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, shaped the future of Westminster Abbey.
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Fraternité Family Day: The Bayeux Tapestry and Beyond
Saturday, 20th January 2024
Explore how the drama of 1066 and the Battle of Hastings, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, shaped the future of Westminster Abbey.
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Fraternité Family Day: The Bayeux Tapestry and Beyond - February
Saturday, 17th February 2024
Explore how the drama of 1066 and the Battle of Hastings, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, shaped the future of Westminster Abbey.
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Fraternité Family Day: The Bayeux Tapestry and Beyond - March
Saturday, 16th March 2024
Explore how the drama of 1066 and the Battle of Hastings, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, shaped the future of Westminster Abbey.
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Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 28th June 1838, aged 19. The ceremony took five hours and suffered from a lack of rehearsal.
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William Bill
Dean and Priest/Minister
William Bill, Dean of Westminster, is buried in St Benedict's chapel in Westminster Abbey. He was installed as Dean of Westminster 30th June 1560.
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Edmund Ayrton
Musician and Composer
Dr Edmund Ayrton, composer and Lay Vicar of Westminster Abbey, was buried in the north cloister. He seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.
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Nicholas Litlyngton
Abbot and Priest/Minister
Nicholas Litlyngton, Abbot of Westminster, was buried in St Blaise’s chapel (part of what is now Poets' Corner). The Missal he gave to the Abbey can be seen in the new Galleries display.
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St Margaret's choir war memorial
Soldier and Airman
Former choristers of St Margaret's church Westminster who died in the two world wars are commemorated by brass plaques in the church.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
Explorer, Sailor and Writer
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Abbots & Deans
List of Abbots of the monastery and Deans of the Collegiate Church.
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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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Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
Henry VII’s coronation took place in October 1485. He and his wife Elizabeth were the first monarchs to be buried in the Abbey’s Lady Chapel.
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Stained Glass
Westminster Abbey has very little medieval glass now remaining but there are good examples of glass from the 18th century to the present day.
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Villiers Family
Politician and Soldier
Sir George Villiers, his wife Mary, son George 1st Duke of Buckingham and others of the family are buried in Westminster Abbey.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for the Epiphany of Our Lord 2016
Wednesday, 6th January 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Celebrating the re-building of Westminster Abbey 1269 in the presence of HM The Queen
Tuesday, 15th October 2019
Our celebration today marks a particular moment in the long history of this Abbey Church.
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Oil paintings
Several interesting oil paintings hang within Westminster Abbey or form part of its decoration. Most have been presented to the Abbey.
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Sir Bernard Brocas
Soldier
In the chapel of St Edmund is the tomb of Sir Bernard Brocas (1330?-1395). Brocas was a favourite knight of Edward the "Black Prince".
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Poets of the First World War
Poet and Soldier
Sixteen poets of the Great War (World War I) are remembered on this memorial. None of the poets are actually buried in the Abbey.