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 died in 1422 ...

It's estimated that 2,000 guests will fill Westminster Abbey, while 8,251 people attended Queen Elizabeth's. The May 6 service will also be just 60 minutes, whereas the Queen held a three-hour ...

Since the year 1066, Westminster Abbey has been the site of coronations, 16 royal weddings, and countless funerals; 30 kings and queens are among the 3,300 buried there.

The Abbey as we know it today first appeared when King Edgar and St. Dunstan founded a monastery near the river Thames in 960. It was later enlarged and reendowed by King Edward the Confessor in ...

It was first built by King Edward, who later became St Edward the Confessor in the 1040s. King Henry rebuilt the Abbey and the church was consecrated on October 13, 1269.

In anticipation of The Queen’s Jubilee Year, Country Life had the opportunity to photograph the majestic interiors of Westminster Abbey, our coronation church, amid the quiet of lockdown. In the first ...

Archaeology & History Westminster Abbey Reveals Surprising Connection to First Holy Roman Emperor. A Medieval silk bag that once held Henry III's seal has connections to Charlemagne's burial shroud.