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• Address at the dedication of a memorial to Owen and Henry Chadwick

  Thursday, 1st February 2018

  Address given by Professor Eamon Duffy, Professor of the History of Christianity, University of Cambridge

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• Henry VII's Lady Chapel

• Sermon at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019

  Sunday, 6th October 2019

  Sermon at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019: One Saint in particular fascinated Henry: St Edward, King and Confessor This month, we celebrate the 750th anniversary of the dedication of.

• Homily given at the morning Holy Communion on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2024

  Sunday, 21st July 2024

  Beware of false prophets!

• Henry VIII

  The coronation of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon took place in the Abbey on 24th June 1509. He is buried at Windsor.

• Royal tombs

  Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of many kings and queens, starting with King Edward the Confessor whose shrine stands just behind the High Altar.

  Royalty

• Order of the Bath

  The Most Honourable Order of the Bath was established as a military order by George I on 18th May 1725. Since then the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey has been used as their chapel.

  Notable people

• Henry son of Henry VIII

  Henry was buried in Westminster Abbey on the north side of the Sanctuary area near the entrance to the chapel of St Edward the Confessor.

• Lady Chapel

  The 16th-century historian John Leland called the Henry VII Lady Chapel ‘the wonder of the world’ and it continues to inspire wonder amongst visitors today.

  Architecture

• The Abbey and the Royal Family

  British kings and queens have forged a strong bond with Westminster Abbey. Since 1066 every British monarch, except two, has been crowned here.

• 19. Henry VIII and his grandmother's ceremony

  Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.

• Christopher Tye: Missa Euge bone & Western Wynde Mass

  A well-judged selection of sacred music by sixteenth-century English composer Christopher Tye, including his masterpiece the Missa Euge bone.

• A brief history of Westminster Abbey

  L'Abbaye de Westminster est le lieu de couronnement des rois depuis celui de Guillaume le Conquérant en 1066. Elle a également vu de nombreux mariages et enterrements royaux, sans parler des célébrations nationales et autres commémorations.

• Anne of Cleves, 4th wife of Henry VIII

  Mary I ordered Anne of Cleves’ burial in the Abbey. She lies on the south side of the High Altar, her monument showing her initials.

• Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2017

  Friday, 13th October 2017

  Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster.

• Benedictine monastery

  The monks at Westminster Abbey wore the habit of the Order of St Benedict, who established the Benedictine rules for the monks in about 540AD.

  Christianity

• History of Westminster Abbey

  An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey houses tombs and memorials to kings and queens and the famous and the great.

• High Altar

  The Sacrarium or Sanctuary is at the heart of the Abbey where the High Altar stands.

• Westminster Abbey celebrated the 800th anniversary of the birth of Henry III

  Monday, 1st October 2007

  Westminster Abbey celebrated the 800th anniversary of the birth of Henry III – the builder of the present Abbey church – with an Act of Commemoration and a concert of words and music

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