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Princess Amelia
Amelia is one of several children of George II to be buried in a vault below an aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Henry, Duke of Gloucester, son of Charles I, was buried in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 21st September 1660.
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Princess Mary of Orange
Princess Mary of Orange, eldest daughter of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, is buried in a vault in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel.
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Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence
A small gilt bronze statuette (or weeper) of Lionel, Duke of Clarence, can be seen on the tomb of his father Edward III.
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Edmund of Langley, Duke of York
A gilt bronze statuette of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, can be seen on the tomb of his father King Edward III.
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Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland
Sailor
Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathern and Earl of Dublin was buried in the Hanoverian vault below the central aisle of Henry VII's chapel.
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William, Duke of Cumberland
Soldier
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, is buried with his parents and other family in the Hanoverian vault beneath the central aisle of Henry VII's chapel.
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Henry Purcell & family
Musician and Composer
On 26th November 1695 Purcell was buried in the north aisle of the choir. This was where the organ stood at this time.
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Henry Cooke
Musician, Soldier and Composer
Henry Cooke, composer and singer, was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 17th July 1672. No gravestone inscription was recorded for him.
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William Booth
Priest/Minister and Philanthropist
On 2nd July 1965 a memorial bust was unveiled in St George's chapel in Westminster Abbey to William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army.
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Sir Edward Rogers
Politician
Sir Edward Rogers, Comptroller of the Household of Elizabeth I, was buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Hugh Weston
Dean and Priest/Minister
Dr Hugh Weston was Dean of Westminster from 1553 to 1556 when he resigned due to the re-founding of the Benedictine monastery by Mary I.
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Cecil Rhodes
In Henry VII's chapel is a small tablet in memory of Cecil Rhodes. This was given by officials and businessmen from Southern Rhodesia in 1953.
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John Beresford
Soldier
In the chapel of St John the Evangelist in Westminster Abbey (near General Wolfe's memorial) is a white marble tablet to John Theophilus Beresford.
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Richard Steward
Dean and Priest/Minister
Richard Steward was nominated Dean of Westminster but he followed the future Charles II into exile during the English Civil War so was never installed.
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Sir James Berners
Politician
Sir James Berners, Knight of the Chamber to Richard II, was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel. No inscription or monument was recorded.
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Thomas Thirlby
Priest/Minister
Thomas Thirlby (c.1500-1570) was consecrated the first and only Bishop of the new short-lived diocese of Westminster in December 1540.
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Richard Annesley, Lord Altham
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Dr Richard Annesley, Lord Altham was buried in St Benedict's chapel on 25th November 1701, next to the monument of Cardinal Simon Langham.
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Alfred, Viscount Milner
Statesman
A memorial to Alfred, Viscount Milner can be found on the wall of the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Emily and Alexander Murray Smith
Writer
In the west cloister is a memorial stone to Emily Tennyson Bradley, daughter of the Dean of Westminster, and her husband Alexander Murray Smith.