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Judith and Justinian Isham
Judith and Elizabeth, twins of Sir Justinian Isham 2nd Baronet of Lamport in Northamptonshire, were both buried in Westminster Abbey.
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Thomas and John French
Thomas and John French were servants to Dean Thomas Sprat at Westminster Abbey and are buried in the south cloister.
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Lancelot Capability Brown
Gardener and Architect
A memorial fountain to Lancelot Capability Brown was unveiled in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey in 2018.
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Lord Byron remembered, 200 years on
Thursday, 18th April 2024
A wreath was laid at the Abbey's memorial to Lord Byron on Thursday 18th April, the eve of the 200th anniversary of the poet's death.
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Her Majesty The Queen attends Abbey Somme Service
Thursday, 30th June 2016
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service and Vigil on the Eve of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 30th June 2016.
Royal Visit HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Battle of the Somme
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Westminster Abbey celebrates 750th anniversary
Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall attended a service to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the re-building of Westminster Abbey today.
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Edward VII
Albert Edward, eldest son of Queen Victoria, was born in 1841. His coronation, with his wife Alexandra of Denmark, was held on 9th August 1902.
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Anne Neville, wife of Richard III
Anne was crowned queen on 6th July 1483. She died in 1485 and is buried on the southern side of Westminster Abbey's High Altar.
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Richard III
Richard III was crowned in the Abbey on 6th July 1483. Almost the entire peerage of England was present at what was a magnificent spectacle.
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John
John was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 27th May 1199. It seems he displayed "unseemly levity" during the ceremony and left before receiving the Sacrament.
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Soldier
Prince Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Cumberland and Bavaria, was buried on 6th December 1682 in a vault with his mother.
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Benjamin Britten
Musician and Composer
In the north choir (or Musicians) aisle in Westminster Abbey is a memorial stone to Benjamin Britten, musician and composer. It was unveiled in 1978.
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Thomas Jennings & Helen Shrider
Musician
On the wall of the south cloister of Westminster Abbey is a tablet to Thomas Jennings or Jenings and his wife Elizabeth. Their daughter Helen (Shrider) is also buried with them.
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Charles Blount, Earl of Devonshire
Soldier
Charles Blount, Earl of Devonshire, courtier and soldier, was buried in St Paul's chapel on 7th May 1606. But there is no gravestone.
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John Wynyard
Soldier
General John Wynyard is buried in the nave. When the nave floor was re-laid in 1834 his gravestone was taken up and replaced.
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John, Earl Russell
Politician and Statesman
In the north west tower chapel in the nave is a memorial bust to John, 1st Earl Russell (formerly Lord John Russell), Prime Minister.
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Charles Buller
Politician
On the wall of the west aisle of the north transept is a memorial with a life size marble bust to politician Charles Buller.
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Lord Byron
Poet
The memorial stone to George, 6th Baron Byron in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey was given by the Poetry Society and unveiled on 8th May 1969.
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Arthur Agard
Historian
On the wall of the east cloister, near the Chapter House entrance, is a decayed memorial to antiquary Arthur Agard and his wife Margaret.
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John Dolben
Dean, Priest/Minister and Soldier
Dr John Dolben was Dean of Westminster 1662-1683 but he has no monument here as he’s buried in York Minister, having been made Archbishop there.