There are thirteen kings, four queens regnant, eleven queens consort (those married to a king) and two other queens buried in the Abbey making a total of thirty. When St Edward’s chapel was full, ...

With a history which stretches all the way back to the 10th century, Westminster Abbey has stood through the lives of important people and world-changing events. But who is buried in in the floor ...

Later monarchs were buried elsewhere due to a lack of space in Westminster Abbey. Following her death in 2022, Queen Elizabeth was buried at the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle ...

A silk bag housed in Westminster Abbey was made from the same material as the burial shroud of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, researchers have found. The abbey has discovered that a ...

Under the decree of the King of England, Westminster Abbey was designed to be not only a great monastery and place of worship, but also a place for the coronation and burial of monarchs. This church ...