Henry was born at Winchester Castle on 1st October 1207, eldest son of King John and Isabella. He succeeded his father in 1216. His was one of the longest reigns in English history. Demolition of ...

The current Westminster Abbey mainly reflects King Henry III's 13th-century design. The church features characteristics of classic Gothic architecture, such as pointed arches, ribbed vaulting ...

Researchers speculate that Henry III, who rebuilt the abbey from 1245 ... The shroud is a complete piece of cloth so the Westminster Abbey piece, which was used in 1267, would have come from ...

Princess Katherine, daughter of King Henry III and his queen Eleanor of Provence, is buried in Westminster Abbey. She was born at Westminster Palace on 25th November 1253 and died at Windsor Castle on ...

But who is buried in in the floor of Westminster Abbey? And why are so many important ... until the middle of the 13th Century, when King Henry III decided to rebuild it in the new Gothic style ...

The last time Richard III was buried in Leicester ... of Richard II’s body to Westminster Abbey in a monumental act of political reconciliation. (Henry’s father had murdered Richard, so ...

Westminster Abbey is generally busy – and the staff keeps you moving at a pretty swift pace – so do a little research ahead of time to avoid missing your personal must-sees. For instance ...

LONDON, May 6. /TASS/. King Charles III of Great Britain was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday. At the climax of the two-hour ceremony, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby ...

Well, that spectacular setting was Westminster Abbey, the storied London church ... It was built between 1220 and 1272 by King Henry III, its gorgeous gothic confines growing more and more ...