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

King Henry VIII had grand plans for his tomb at the beginning of his reign, hiring the artist Pietro Torrigiano to design and ...

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, ...

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.

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815–81), Dean of Westminster ... abbey in 1065, and consists of essays on aspects of the abbey's central role in English history, particularly as the coronation place of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...