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Anne (Burke), Countess of Clanricarde
Anne, Dowager Countess of Clanricarde is buried in the centre of the nave. A large monument to her stands in the north aisle.
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Richard II and Anne of Bohemia
Richard was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 16th July 1377 aged 10. He married Anne of Bohemia in January 1382 and both are buried in the Abbey. His portrait hangs in the nave.
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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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Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II
Princess Anne is the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In 1973 she married Captain Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey.
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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.
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Mildred Cecil, Lady Burghley & Anne Countess of Oxford
Philanthropist
Mildred Cecil, Lady Burghley and her daughter Anne Vere, Countess of Oxford have a large monument in St Nicholas' chapel. Richard Cecil, Lord Burghley's father, is buried in St Margaret's Church.
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Anne (Stanhope), Duchess of Somerset & Jane Seymour
Anne Stanhope, Duchess of Somerset is buried in St Nicholas' chapel. In the chapel of St Edmund is a monument to her daughter Lady Jane.
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New memorial for Ignatius Sancho
Saturday, 14th October 2023
Charles Ignatius Sancho who escaped from a background of slavery and rose to distinction in Georgian London, will be honoured when a new memorial is dedicated in St Margaret’s Church.
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I wonder why they dare - Flourish
In 2017, Westminster Abbey invited young people from around London to respond to the stories and memories held in the fabric of the building. These young consultants reflected on their experience through a variety of outcomes creating a vibrant and eclectic body of work.
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Reimerd Watkins
Reimerd Watkins, his wife and three children were buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey. None have markers.
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Later monarchs
Find out about the many elaborate royal funerals have taken place in Westminster Abbey prior to burial here.
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Rachel Taylor
In the north cloister of Westminster Abbey is a small wall monument to Rachel (or Rachael) Taylor and her daughter Anne Ludford.
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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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Charles Hickman
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Dr Charles Hickman, bishop of Derry (Londonderry), was buried in the south aisle of the nave but he has no monument or gravestone.
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Lady Archibald Hamilton
Anne, second wife of Lord Archibald Hamilton, was buried in the vault of Sir George Villiers in St Nicholas' chapel on 4th April 1719.
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Sir William Stonor
Soldier
Sir William Stonor, soldier, died in 1494 and was buried in the old Lady Chapel (this chapel was taken down after his burial).
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Trinity Church New York
In the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel is a wall plaque of silvered bronze, with the parish seal of Trinity Church, New York, USA.
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Nicholas Ludford
Musician and Composer
Composer Nicholas Ludford (c.1490-1557) was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster on 9th August 1557 but he has no marker or monument.
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Sir Edmund Prideaux
In the north choir aisle is a monument to Sir Edmund Prideaux. He and his second wife Anne are buried nearby in the nave.
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Mary, Duchess of Hamilton
Mary, Duchess of Hamilton was buried in May 1638 in the vault of the Countess of Buckingham on the north side of Henry VII's chapel.