- In this series of articles, we're taking a look at the most famous necropolis (burial place) in Britain - Westminster Abbey.
- Incidentally, Westminster Abbey is also home to the UK’s oldest piece of furniture still being used for its original purpose: the Coronation Chair .
- Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret’s Church. The entrance to Westminster Abbey, one of London’s most famous and iconic churches.
- One of the greatest achievements of Edward the Confessor, who ruled England from 1042 to 1066, was the construction of Westminster Abbey.
- Visit Kate and Wills' wedding venue, Westminster Abbey, the coronation church of the British monarchy since the 11th Century.
- Hoyle is in his mid-60s, with short white hair and dark-framed spectacles. He is the dean of Westminster, the abbey’s most senior priest.
- His lavish tomb, inlaid with gilded mosaic and coloured glass proved too tempting for pilgrims visiting the Westminster Abbey over centuries.
- A tour of Westminster Abbey will introduce you to country’s history, monarchs, writers, scientists and politicians from more than 1,000 years ago.
- Westminster Abbey is a huge and prominent Anglican Church at Westminster London that is also famous as the burial place of many notable personalities.
- Westminster Abbey Events. It has been the setting for every Coronation since 1066 and for numerous other royal occasions, including sixteen royal weddings.