Virtual tours - Westminster Abbey
Virtual tours. Take a virtual tour inside Westminster Abbey. Click below to view treasures including the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor, the Grave of the Unknown Warrior, the High Altar and …
A History of Royal Burials and Funerals - Westminster Abbey
Edward the Confessor was buried in 1066 in the new Abbey church he had built and many monarchs have their tombs around his Shrine. Henry III, Edward III and his queen Philippa of …
Plan your visit - Westminster Abbey
Here is our selection of Abbey highlights. We sell a range of merchandise inspired by the life, history, architecture of Westminster Abbey and its location in the heart of London. You can …
Royal tombs - Westminster Abbey
Effigy of Henry III. The tombs of Edward I, Eleanor of Castile, Edward III, Philippa of Hainault, Richard II and Anne of Bohemia are all in St Edward the Confessor's chapel. When Henry V …
Evensong - Westminster Abbey
Sunday, 17th November 2024; Second Sunday before Advent; 3.00pm: Evensong: Quire: sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey: Radcliffe God be in my head Radcliffe Responses Wise …
The Coronation Chair - Westminster Abbey
The Stone of Scone under the Coronation Chair. However, on 3rd July 1996 the Prime Minister (John Major) announced that the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland by the end of …
Henry V and Catherine de Valois - Westminster Abbey
Henry was born in Monmouth Castle, eldest son of Henry IV and Mary de Bohun. The date of his birth in many biographies is given as 16th December 1387 but now historians agree that it was …
Oliver Cromwell and Family - Westminster Abbey
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, was born in Huntingdon on 25th April 1599. He was the second son of Robert Cromwell (d.1617) and his …
A history of coronations - Westminster Abbey
Coronations at the Abbey A history of coronations . Westminster Abbey has been Britain’s coronation church since 1066. King Charles III was the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned …
The Wedding of William and Kate | Westminster Abbey
She starts her walk down the Abbey’s Nave to the High Altar, a distance of 97 metres, carefully making her way around the Grave of the Unknown Warrior – the only grave in the Abbey …