Westminster Abbey has today joined landmarks around the UK in marking Holocaust Memorial Day. The Abbey's nave was lit in purple in support of Light the Darkness – a national moment to remember the ...

Archaeology & History Westminster Abbey Reveals Surprising Connection to First Holy Roman Emperor. A Medieval silk bag that once held Henry III's seal has connections to Charlemagne's burial shroud.

At the western end of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a black Belgian marble stone on top of a grave that conceals a coffin containing a body once buried in France during World War One. Set among ...

Westminster Abbey has served as the coronation church for nearly 1,000 years and is the final resting place of 17 monarchs. It is the venue for many royal weddings and funerals, including those of ...

London’s Westminster Abbey flew Pakistan’s flag on March 22 to observe a tradition that dates back more than 50 years and is unrelated to Easter, an Abbey spokesperson told Reuters, responding ...

1904: A service in the Abbey goes off with a bang when an unknown culprit throws lit fireworks into the nave, provoking a scene "unparalleled in the annals of the venerable edifice".

Right in the middle of Westminster Abbey is an area that was specifically built to be spacious enough to hold coronations. For hundreds of years the coronation theatre would have been surrounded ...

King Charles III's Coronation ceremony on Saturday, May 6th took place at Westminster Abbey in London, one of the oldest and most significant buildings in the UK. It has been the location of 39 ...

Westminster Abbey was founded in 940 by Benedictine monks. ... The interior height of the Nave is 101 feet, 8 inches. The abbey can seat approximately 2,000 worshippers for regular services.

Westminster Abbey was founded in 940 by Benedictine monks. ... The interior height of the Nave is 101 feet, 8 inches. The abbey can seat approximately 2,000 worshippers for regular services.

Rising above the Thames in London, Westminster Abbey has been the site of coronations since 1066 and the final resting place for royalty, authors, poets, statesmen and scientists.