The sovereign was the last Anglo-Saxon king of the House of Wessex, having taken over from the Dane Harthacnut. Before him ...

Welcome to Westminster Abbey. Daily prayer has been offered in this place for over a thousand years, and your participation in today's service is warmly welcomed. At choral Evensong most of the ...

Today it is still a church dedicated to regular worship and to the celebration of great events in the life of the nation. Neither a cathedral nor a parish church, Westminster Abbey (or the Collegiate ...

Admission prices at England’s cathedrals have reached “exorbitant” levels, with costs surging by as much as 24pc in the past ...

But who is buried in in the floor of Westminster Abbey? And why are so many important ... to differentiate it from St Paul's Cathedral, which was the ‘east minster’ in the City of London.

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 ...

Jacintha Saldanha: Hospital says nurse was told she was the "the victim of a cruel hoax" ...

A silk bag housed in Westminster Abbey was made from the same material ... was used when he was re-interred in his shrine in ...

The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Robert Rigby, has been awarded a papal knighthood for his services in public life and to the ...

Tucked away in a south-eastern corner of Westminster Abbey lies Weston Tower, a new glass ... The arrow detail of the leading and elaborate crown rooftop, both inspired by Ely Cathedral, successfully ...

Councilor Robert Rigby was formally awarded the knighthood — the highest honor a lay Catholic can be given by the Holy See — ...