On 10th March 1863 she married at St George's Chapel, Windsor, Edward, Prince of Wales who later became King Edward VII. They were crowned together in the Abbey on 9th August 1902. The ceremony had to ...

If I were to try to sum up Advent in one word, it would have to be ‘bracing’. The main themes of this short season could ...

A dramatic, candle-lit service of hymns, readings, and anthems sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey This service will reflect upon the Advent themes of judgement and of the joyful expectation of the ...

to the glory of your name. and that we may walk in his paths.' For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. Jesus said, 'About that day and hour no one knows, ...

Neile, Dolben, Sprat, Atterbury, Bradford, Wilcocks, Pearce, Thomas and Horsley were also Bishops of Rochester at the same time as they were Dean. As Rochester was an impoverished diocese holding it ...

Westminster Abbey has very little medieval glass now remaining but there are good examples of glass from the 18th century to the present day. In the windows at the west end of the aisles of the nave ...

From the late 13th century onwards funeral effigies of monarchs and other royal persons were carried in a funeral procession on the coffin beneath a canopy. The effigy was generally close to the ...

This was formerly displayed above the tomb of Anne of Cleves near the High Altar of the Abbey. It is a 15th century altarpiece on wood by Florentine artist Bicci di Lorenzo (1375-1452) and was ...

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Join us at Westminster Abbey as we prepare to celebrate Christmas, the coming of Jesus Christ. Find out more about worshipping with us and explore the many ways you can connect with the Abbey in ...

The Cloisters were one of the busiest parts of the Abbey where the monks spent much of their time. A fire in 1298 damaged much of the area of the cloisters of the Norman church so they had to be ...