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Isaac Casaubon
Historian
On the wall of the south transept of Westminster Abbey is a monument to scholar and historian Dr Isaac Casaubon.
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Joseph and Neville Chamberlain
Politician and Statesman
In the nave is a life size bust of politician Joseph Chamberlain. Also buried are the ashes of his son and Prime Minister, Neville.
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Retable
The Westminster Retable is England's oldest altarpiece. It is acknowledged to be amongst the most important surviving examples of panel painting from 13th century England.
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Henry IV
Henry was born in April 1366 and was crowned on 13th October 1399. He died in a room at Westminster Abbey called the Jerusalem Chamber.
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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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George III
George III and Queen Charlotte were crowned in the Abbey on 22nd September 1761. The ceremony was long and they were not crowned until 3.30pm.
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Sir Lumley Robinson
Sir Lumley Robinson was buried in the nave in 1684. His monument which stood near the grave has been reduced in size and moved.
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Blanche Parry
Blanche Parry, lady in waiting to Elizabeth I, is buried in St Margaret's church Westminster with a marble and alabaster monument.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Musician and Composer
The ashes of Ralph Vaughan Williams, eminent British composer, and his second wife Ursula are buried in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey.
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Sir Henry Royce
Engineer
In the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a memorial window for Sir Frederick Henry Royce, engineer and car designer.
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Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde
Soldier
Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde, the famous soldier, is buried in the centre aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey. His gravestone is of red marble.
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Meinhard, 3rd Duke of Schomberg
Soldier
Meinhard Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg and Leinster, army officer, was buried in the Ormond vault at the east end of the Lady Chapel.
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William Carey
Priest/Minister
On 11th October 1949 the Baptist Missionary Society gave a carved English walnut lectern to Westminster Abbey in memory of William Carey, missionary in India.
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Lord Robens of Woldingham
Politician and Philanthropist
As a generous donor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal Lord Robens of Woldingham, politician and industrialist, has a small stained glass window.
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John Burgoyne
Politician and Soldier
John Burgoyne, army officer, politician and author, was buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey alongside his daughter Charlotte in 1792.
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Apsley family
Four members of the Apsley family are buried in the south ambulatory of Westminster Abbey: Sir Allen, Frances, Anne and Allen.
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John Packer
Politician and Philanthropist
John Packer, politician and philanthropist, was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster on 15th February 1649 but he has no monument or inscribed gravestone.
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Samuel Arnold
Composer and Musician
Samuel Arnold, composer, is buried in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey, with a white mural tablet nearby.
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Thomas Millyng
Abbot and Priest
Thomas Millyng, bishop of Hereford, and Abbot of Westminster from 1469-1474, was buried in the centre of St John the Baptist's chapel.
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William Bell
Writer, Priest/Minister and Philanthropist
The Reverend William Bell, D.D., writer and philanthropist, was buried on 8th October 1816. His unmarried sisters Lucy and Mary were buried with him.