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Thatnbeautiful church that held Princess Diana’s funeral and PrincenWilliam’s wedding to Kate Middleton is also the place of coronationsnof British kings and queens since the 1066 coronations of both KingnHarold and William the Conqueror, plus many other royal weddings andnfunerals. Some non-royals such as author Geoffrey Chaucer andnscientists Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin share the honor of beingnburied with royalty in or around the Abbey. There are many graves onnthe floor of the Abbey; the only grave upon which it is forbidden tonstep is the grave of The Unknown Warrior, an unidentified Britishnsoldier killed during World War I.
Thatnbeautiful church that held Princess Diana’s funeral and PrincenWilliam’s wedding to Kate Middleton is also the place of coronationsnof British kings and queens since the 1066 coronations of both KingnHarold and William the Conqueror, plus many other royal weddings andnfunerals. Some non-royals such as author Geoffrey Chaucer andnscientists Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin share the honor of beingnburied with royalty in or around the Abbey. There are many graves onnthe floor of the Abbey; the only grave upon which it is forbidden tonstep is the grave of The Unknown Warrior, an unidentified Britishnsoldier killed during World War I.n
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WestminsternAbbey, the largest church in Britain, is a treasure house of stainednglass and paintings, statues and replicas of crowns and scepters. Inreally cannot believe that in three trips to London, I’ve never beenninside (it was closed for this, that, and the other reason—I’venbasically just been unlucky!). I guess I will just have to rely onnvideo tours like this one.
WestminsternAbbey, the largest church in Britain, is a treasure house of stainednglass and paintings, statues and replicas of crowns and scepters. Inreally cannot believe that in three trips to London, I’ve never beenninside (it was closed for this, that, and the other reason—I’venbasically just been unlucky!). I guess I will just have to rely onnvideo tours like this one. n
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nWhynam I going on about Westminster Abbey today? This happens to be thenanniversary of the consecration of this famous cathedral in 1065.
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nHerenis a coloring page of the Abbey.
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nThe Anglophilenhas a post with two cool pictures of Westminster Abbey plus someninteresting historical facts.
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Liventrees—20-foot-high trees!—were brought into the Abbey for Williamnand Kate’s wedding so they could walk down an avenue of trees INSIDEnthe church. Kate wanted live plants rather than cut flowers for hernwedding decorations. Check it out.
Liventrees—20-foot-high trees!—were brought into the Abbey for Williamnand Kate’s wedding so they could walk down an avenue of trees INSIDEnthe church. Kate wanted live plants rather than cut flowers for hernwedding decorations. Check it out. n
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nAlsonon this date:
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nPledge of Allegiance Day
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nAnniversarynof chewing gum patent
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nAnniversarynof dishwasher patent
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