Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of 30 kings and queens starting with King ... Its spectacular fan vaulted ceiling and the King's imposing tomb, with gilt bronze effigies of him and his ...

An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey also presents a unique pageant of British history – the shrine of St Edward the Confessor, the tombs of kings and queens, ...

With a history which stretches all the way back to the 10th century, Westminster ... The abbey hasn’t always looked as we know it today. It used to be a humble monastery. In the 1040s, King ...

Money and time were running out for archaeologist Howard Carter, who had suffered failure after failure in his hunt for the king's tomb. Believing he was on the cusp of discovery, he made a final ...

At the western end of the nave of Westminster Abbey ... thought about the tomb of the unknown warrior much previously, ...

Spain's king addresses the Palace of Westminster During the abbey tour King Felipe also visited the tomb of Eleanor 'Leonor' of Castile, the 13th century Spanish princess who married Edward I.

Westminster Abbey is generally ... you might like to visit the shared tomb of enemies and half sisters Elizabeth I and Mary Tudor. If you prefer to see the abbey at your own pace, but still ...

was seized by King Edward I and built into a throne at Westminster Abbey in 1296. Also known as the Stone of Scone, it was returned to Scotland in 1996. The Queen sat above the stone when she was ...

The Queen has toured the site of a new building at Westminster Abbey which aims to transform ... of the £13 million project ...