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William Strode
Politician and Soldier
There are two people called William Strode commemorated in the Abbey. William Strode (or Stroud), politician, and William Strode, Lieutenant General of His Majesty's forces.
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Westminster Abbey Choir to tour Germany
Monday, 26th November 2018
The Abbey Choir will travel to Germany in early December to give concerts in three major cities: Dresden, Munich and Essen.
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Eleanor de Bohun, Duchess of Gloucester
Eleanor de Bohun was a daughter and co-heir of Humphrey, Earl of Hereford, Essex and Northampton and has a fine brass in Westminster Abbey.
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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.
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Thomas Knipe
Priest/Minister
In the south choir aisle is a tablet in memory of the Reverend Dr Thomas Knipe, Head Master of Westminster School and Prebendary of Westminster.
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Henry IV
Henry was born in April 1366 and was crowned on 13th October 1399. He died in a room at Westminster Abbey called the Jerusalem Chamber.
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John
John was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 27th May 1199. It seems he displayed "unseemly levity" during the ceremony and left before receiving the Sacrament.
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Katherine Daughter of Henry III
Princess Katherine, young daughter of King Henry III is buried in Westminster Abbey.
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Noel Coward
Playwright, Actor, Composer and Musician
A memorial to composer and playwright Noel Coward was unveiled by The Queen Mother on 28th March 1984 in Westminster Abbey’s south choir aisle.
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William Benson
Abbot and Dean
William Benson, first Dean of Westminster, is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey (in the area formerly called the chapel of St Blaize).
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Thomas Bilson
Priest/Minister and Writer
Thomas Bilson, bishop of Winchester, is buried in the south ambulatory. The plate over his grave has been moved against the wall for better preservation.
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William Carey
Priest/Minister
On 11th October 1949 the Baptist Missionary Society gave a carved English walnut lectern to Westminster Abbey in memory of William Carey, missionary in India.
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Charles Brett
Soldier
Charles Brett, married to Mary, daughter of Colonel John Jeaffreson, in Westminster Abbey on 3rd March 1674, was buried 27th May 1682 in St Margaret's.
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Sister Concordia Scott
Artist
Sister Concordia Scott, Minster Abbey, sculpted the statue of the Virgin and Child in the niche of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Pew.
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RAF Coastal Command
Airman
On 16th March 2004 a memorial was dedicated in the south cloister to RAF Coastal Command with a relief carving in light grey Carrara marble.
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Alexander Pope
Writer and Poet
A memorial to poet and critic Alexander Pope was inserted in the stained glass window in Poets' Corner and was unveiled on 7th June 1994.
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Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
The stained glass in the south rose window of Westminster Abbey is a memorial to Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster.
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Sir Robert & Sir Thomas Howard
Poet, Playwright and Historian
Sir Robert Howard, poet, dramatist and historian, and Sir Thomas Howard, created Earl of Berkshire, are buried in the chapel of St John the Baptist.
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Robert Hooke
Scientist
A memorial for Robert Hooke, one of the most brilliant and versatile of English scientists, was unveiled on 3rd March 2005.
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William Anne Villettes
Soldier
A memorial to Lt. General William Anne Villettes was erected in St John the Evangelist's chapel. It was later moved to St Andrew's chapel.