There are thirteen kings, four queens regnant, eleven queens consort (those married to a king) and two other queens buried in the Abbey making a total of thirty. When St Edward’s chapel was full, ...

With a history which stretches all the way back to the 10th century, Westminster Abbey has stood through the lives of important people and world-changing events. But who is buried in in the floor ...

A silk bag housed in Westminster Abbey was made from the same material as the burial shroud of Charlemagne, the first Holy ...

A Medieval silk bag that once held Henry III's seal has connections to Charlemagne's burial shroud. A Medieval silk bag the ...

Now on display at Westminster Abbey, the silk’s pattern of white hares and delicate flowers is a match for the burial shroud ...

At the western end of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a black Belgian marble stone on top of a grave that conceals a coffin containing a body once buried in France during World War One.

Under the decree of the King of England, Westminster Abbey was designed to be not only a great monastery and place of worship, but also a place for the coronation and burial of monarchs. This church ...

A special service was held at Westminster Abbey to mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior. The congregation - and millions around the UK - commemorated those who died with a two ...