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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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Centenary service
Honouring the Unknown Warrior, a centenary after his burial in Westminster Abbey.
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Address at the Evening Service on the Sunday next before Lent 2019
Sunday, 3rd March 2019
Address at the Evening Service on the Sunday next before Lent 2019: Have you ever wondered how Jesus might have engaged with social media? Have you ever wondered how Jesus might have.
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The Charles Gore Lecture 2018
Tuesday, 27th February 2018
Speaker: Professor Janet Soskice; Chair: The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster
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500-year-old Christmas food list
Christmas shopping list:.
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Chaplains at the Abbey
We want your visit to the Abbey to be safe and enjoyable, so offer some useful tips to help you prepare for your visit.
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Speaking to a chaplain
People from all over the world visit Westminster Abbey to join our services, which form part of a tradition of daily Christian worship.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Lent 2018
Sunday, 18th February 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Lent 2018: We are no lone disciples, we are part of a wider team of the Christian community, and Jesus Christ is.
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Westminster Abbey People Share Stories for #MakeHistory Campaign
Thursday, 9th March 2017
Westminster Abbey has released a new collection of images telling the stories of the people who work behind the scenes to support the Abbey’s first public appeal in 30 years to raise funds for The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries.
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Thomas Hesilrige
Soldier
Thomas Hesilrige was buried in the south ambulatory on 30th October 1651 but his body, with other followers of Oliver Cromwell, was disinterred.
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Humphrey Salwey
Politician
Salwey was buried in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey in 1652. But his body was exhumed, with other followers of Oliver Cromwell, in 1661.
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John Meldrum
Soldier
Colonel John Meldrum died of wounds received at the battle of Brandon. He was buried St Andrew's chapel but disinterred at the Restoration.
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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 Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2015
Sunday, 26th July 2015
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon Treasurer and Almoner.
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Nicholas Boscawen
Soldier
Nicholas Boscawen, from Cornwall, was a colonel in Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentary army and was buried in the Quire in Westminster Abbey. His body was exhumed at the Restoration.
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Sir William Constable
Soldier
Sir William Constable was buried in a vault in Henry VII's chapel on 21st June 1655. But by Royal Warrant his remains were exhumed.
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Isaac Dorislaus
Diplomat
Isaac Dorislaus, diplomat, was buried in the north aisle of Henry VII's chapel at Westminster Abbey on 14th June 1649 but was later exhumed.
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Sir Henry Sumner Maine
Lawyer
Sir Henry Sumner Maine K.C.S.I. has a black and white marble memorial on the wall of the west aisle of the north transept.
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Humphrey Mackworth
Soldier
Humphrey Mackworth, a colonel in Cromwell's Parliamentary army, was buried in a vault in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey but later exhumed.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 2017
Sunday, 3rd September 2017
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 2017: The measure of success I first went to Taizé in 1979. Apart from its glorious countryside and wonderful Burgundian wine,.