Charles Berkeley, 1st Earl of Falmouth was buried in a vault in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 22nd June 1665. His name was inscribed on a stone there in the late 19th century.

The over life-size white marble bust of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was unveiled in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey on 1st March 1884, on a pillar near to the tomb of Geoffrey Chaucer. Funds ...

On the wall of the west aisle of the north transept in Westminster Abbey is a memorial to Hugh Boulter, archbishop of Armagh. He was buried nearby in the transept on 12th November 1742. The memorial ...

HRH The Princess of Wales will return to Westminster Abbey to host her fourth annual Together at Christmas carol service on Friday 6th December. A joyful celebration of Christmas, this year’s service ...

John Milton, poet and writer, was born in London on 9th December 1608, a son of composer John Milton (d.1647) and his wife Sara (Jeffrey). He was educated at St Paul's School and Christ's College, ...

Explore the fascinating world of gargoyles, the strange stone faces, dragons and monsters that adorn the outside of Westminster Abbey, then make your own! High up, on the outside of Westminster Abbey, ...

James Wolfe, son of Edward and Henrietta, was born in 1727 at Westerham in Kent. He was educated at a school in Greenwich and commissioned in his father's regiment in 1741. He had a brilliant career ...

You're welcome to use our multimedia guide when visiting the Abbey during normal hours. You can download a shortened version of the guide on your mobile or tablet, or ...

Find out about some of the 3,300 people buried and others commemorated at Westminster Abbey, many of them among the most significant in the nation's history.

When the Abbey Choir is on leave, visiting choirs are welcomed, upholding the Abbey’s pattern of choral services. This is an important aspect of worship at Westminster Abbey and choirs are received ...

Henry was born in Monmouth Castle, eldest son of Henry IV and Mary de Bohun. The date of his birth in many biographies is given as 16th December 1387 but now historians agree that it was on 16th ...

Relive the wedding day of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, from the moment the guests arrive to the moment the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. 6 ...