Shortly after Shakespeare's death there was some talk about removing his remains from Stratford to Westminster Abbey but the idea was soon abandoned ... January 1741 (1740 in Old Style dating) that a ...

Westminster Abbey, on 17th December 1967. This was given by The Jane Austen Society. The polished Roman stone tablet, designed by the Abbey's Surveyor S.E. Dykes Bower, is on the wall adjacent to ...

A memorial to Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë has had the dots above their surname added nearly 85 years after it was first installed at Westminster Abbey. The diaereses – the two dots above ...

A memorial stone to Sir Ernest Shackleton, one of the most celebrated Antarctic Explorers of the twentieth century, was dedicated at Westminster Abbey in London on Thursday 15th February 2024.

Later monarchs were buried elsewhere due to a lack of space in Westminster Abbey. Following her death in 2022, Queen Elizabeth was buried at the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle ...

Well, that spectacular setting was Westminster ... Lewis Carroll, Shakespeare and many more. Shake off any morbid thoughts after all that grave-visiting by exploring the Abbey's beautiful grounds ...

Westminster Abbey is generally busy – and the staff keeps you moving at a pretty swift pace – so do a little research ahead of time to avoid missing your personal must-sees. For instance ...

Registered Charity No: 1116371 (England & Wales). It is difficult to overstate the importance of Westminster Abbey in the nation’s spiritual, historical and cultural make-up. This Gothic ...