This is also the coronation church where some of the most significant people in Britain's history are buried or commemorated. On VE - or Victory in Europe - Day in May 1945, Westminster Abbey hosted .

Westminster Abbey has been home to royal coronations since 1066 For nearly a thousand years, Westminster Abbey in London has played an important role in the British monarchy. The historic ...

Queen Elizabeth I, buried in the north aisle of Henry VII's chapel ... A historical guide to Westminster Abbey by John Field, 2nd edn. 1999 A House of Kings. The history of Westminster Abbey edited by ...

But who is buried in in the floor of Westminster Abbey? And why are so many important ... It used to be a humble monastery. In the 1040s, King Edward (later St Edward the Confessor) decided ...

Westminster Abbey, the setting for King Charles III’s coronation ... Around 3,330 people are buried at the abbey, including some of the great figures of British history. They include Charles ...

“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 ...

the king who vanquished Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. So when Henry VII died in 1509 after suffering from gout ...

After her coffin has traveled from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to London, Queen Elizabeth's funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey on Sept ... The Queen will be buried next to her husband ...

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 ...