This medieval church, graced by many royal weddings and coronations, offers a magnificent peek at London's far-reaching history. Westminster Abbey is generally busy – and the staff keeps you ...
On May 12, 1560, Elizabeth I re-established Westminster Abbey as a collegiate church presided over by a Dean and 12 prebendaries, much in the same way as her father had constituted it in 1540. For 20 ...
With a history which stretches all the way back to the 10th century, Westminster Abbey has stood through ... which was the ‘east minster’ in the City of London. The church remained largely ...