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• The Sermon preached at the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III

  Saturday, 6th May 2023

  The Sermon preached at the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III: We are here to crown a King, and we crown a King to serve. We are here to crown a.

• Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of Christ the King 2019

  Sunday, 24th November 2019

  Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of Christ the King 2019: The ambiguity of a king who serves. Westminster Abbey is not exactly short of imagery surrounding the subject of.

• Henry III lecture

• Royal tombs

  Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of many kings and queens, starting with King Edward the Confessor whose shrine stands just behind the High Altar.

  Royalty

• Sermon at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019

  Sunday, 6th October 2019

  Sermon at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019: One Saint in particular fascinated Henry: St Edward, King and Confessor This month, we celebrate the 750th anniversary of the dedication of.

• Rejoice, the Lord is king!

  Westminster Abbey resounds to the thrilling sound of the Abbey Choir singing an array of glorious hymns.

• 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.

  Coronations

• Sermon at Evensong on the feast of Christ the King 2018

  Sunday, 25th November 2018

  Sermon at Evensong on the feast of Christ the King 2018: Divine love and justice has begun to erupt into the world we know. For a number of weeks, the UK has.

• Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Christ the King 2016

  Sunday, 20th November 2016

  Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

• Music from the reign of King James I

  A selection of works from the first quarter of the seventeenth century, when musicians produced a rich variety of music for the court of King James I.

• Sermon Given at Matins on Christ the King 2016

  Sunday, 20th November 2016

  Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.

• Order of the Bath

  The Most Honourable Order of the Bath was established as a military order by George I on 18th May 1725. Since then the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey has been used as their chapel.

  Notable people

• Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of Christ the King 2023

  Sunday, 26th November 2023

  Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of Christ the King 2023: Today is a summons to believe in God, not ourselves. It is the Feast of Christ the King.

• Address at the dedication of a memorial to Owen and Henry Chadwick

  Thursday, 1st February 2018

  Address given by Professor Eamon Duffy, Professor of the History of Christianity, University of Cambridge

• Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of Christ the King 2021

  Sunday, 21st November 2021

  Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of Christ the King 2021: Pax Christi in regno Christi—‘the peace of Christ in the kingdom of Christ’. In January 1922, Pope Benedict.

• 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.

• Lady Chapel

  The 16th-century historian John Leland called the Henry VII Lady Chapel ‘the wonder of the world’ and it continues to inspire wonder amongst visitors today.

  Architecture

• Westminster Abbey celebrated the 800th anniversary of the birth of Henry III

  Monday, 1st October 2007

  Westminster Abbey celebrated the 800th anniversary of the birth of Henry III – the builder of the present Abbey church – with an Act of Commemoration and a concert of words and music

  Henry III

• Henry VII's Lady Chapel

• The King Charles III Sacristy

  We’re transforming the welcome we offer to the millions of people who come to the Abbey to enjoy one of the world’s great churches. A new building – to be named The King Charles III Sacristy in honour of HM The King – will be constructed to house state-of-the-art welcome, security and ticketing facilities, allowing the Abbey itself to be preserved in all its beauty and wonder as a sacred space.