Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of 30 kings and queens starting ... Its spectacular fan vaulted ceiling and the King's imposing tomb, with gilt bronze effigies of him and his queen ...
For the British people, London’s Westminster Abbey is ... the vaults and tombs are freshly polychromed (see color pages). The Abbey is actually under the jurisdiction of the Crown, that is ...
An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey also presents a unique pageant of British history – the shrine of St Edward the Confessor, the tombs of kings and queens, ...
Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815–81), Dean of Westminster ... abbey in 1065, and consists of essays on aspects of the abbey's central role in English history, particularly as the coronation place of ...
Westminster Abbey is generally ... you might like to visit the shared tomb of enemies and half sisters Elizabeth I and Mary Tudor. If you prefer to see the abbey at your own pace, but still ...