With a history which stretches all the way back to the 10th century, Westminster Abbey has stood through the lives of important people and world-changing events. But who is buried in in the floor ...

Alfred Russel Wallace was a naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, and biologist often considered one of the greatest minds of his time.

Charles Robert Darwin, naturalist, is buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey, not far from Sir Isaac Newton. He was born in Shrewsbury on 12th February 1809, son of Robert Waring ...

Henry Purcell, the eminent composer and organist, was buried in the north choir aisle at Westminster Abbey. He was probably born in Westminster in 1659, son of Henry and Elizabeth. His father was a ...

Westminster Abbey is a famous site for royal weddings, coronations, and burials in Britain, as well as a major tourist attraction. Darwin is most famous for his theory of evolution by natural ...

“Most monarchs tend to be buried either at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor or in Westminster Abbey,” says Hardman. Westminster holds the remains of 30 kings and queens—including Queen ...

her burial arrangements have been revealed. After her coffin has traveled from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to London, Queen Elizabeth's funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey on Sept.

Then, a man called Brigadier General Louis John Wyatt, who commanded the British troops in France, was tasked with choosing which body would be buried at Westminster Abbey. Just after the stroke ...

Dean of Westminster, said in a statement. “Sir Isaac Newton was buried in the Abbey in 1727. Charles Darwin was buried beside Isaac Newton in 1882. Other famous scientists are buried or ...

A silk bag housed in Westminster Abbey was made from the same material as the burial shroud of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, researchers have found. The abbey has discovered that a ...

Westminster Abbey is full of a historic array of graves, tablets, busts and stone dedications. Seventeen kings and queens are buried here, along with dukes, countesses and history’s ‘celebs ...