| 1429/11/05 |
Henry VI of England |
Sovereign |
After hours of ceremony, Henry, dressed in cloth of gold, is anointed King of England with Richard II's crown. The usual crown of Edward the Confessor is judge to be too heavy. |
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| 1429/11/05 |
Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick |
Life |
Inside Westminster Abbey, the Earl of Warwick carries Henry up a great scaffolding and places him on a seat in the center. |
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| 1668/00/00 |
John Blow |
Work |
In late 1668, John Blow is appointed organist of Westminster Abbey. |
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| 1782/00/00 |
Robert Adam |
Designer |
Designed by Robert Adam and funded by George III, a monument to Major John Andre is created by Peter Mathias Van Gelder. The front relief shows George Washington in a tent receiving a petition and Major Andre being led away to execution. |
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| 1782/00/00 |
John Andre |
In Memoriam |
Designed by Robert Adam and funded by George III, a monument to Major John Andre is created by Peter Mathias Van Gelder. The front relief shows George Washington in a tent receiving a petition and Major Andre being led away to execution. |
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| 1786/02/11 |
Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland |
Died |
Hugh Percy dies in 1786. He is buried in the Northumberland Vault at Westminster Abbey. |
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| 1792/08/04 |
John Burgoyne |
Died |
John Burgoyne passes away at his home in Mayfair. He is buried in Westminster Abbey, in the North Walk of the Cloisters. |
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| 1811/05/14 |
Richard Cumberland |
In Memoriam |
Richard Cumberland is buried in Poets' corner, Westminster Abbey. The service was taken by William Vincent, Dean of Westminster. Cumberland's son, his grandson, the Rev William Bentinck and two nephews, Bentinck and Cumberland Hughes, were chief mourners. |
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| 1816/08/00 |
Richard Brinsley Sheridan |
In Memoriam |
Richard B Sheridan is buried in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey. Pallbearers included William Howley, the Bishop of London and the William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford. |
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| 1821/11/28 |
John Andre |
In Memoriam |
At the Duke of York's request, Major Andre's body is moved from Tappan and reburied with a funeral service in front of his monument in Westminster Abbey. |
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Capture of Major Andre |
| 1860/05/22 |
Charles Barry |
In Memoriam |
During a funeral service led by the Dean of Westminster Abbey, Richard Chenevix Trench, Charles Barry, the Architect of the New Palace of Westminster, is laid to rest at Westminster Abbey. |
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| 1869/11/12 |
George Peabody |
In Memoriam |
After George Peabody's funeral service ends, the procession forms again and moves to a spot near the western entrance, where a temporary grave had been readied. |
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George Peabody's Funeral |
| 1869/11/12 |
William Ewart Gladstone |
Mourner |
British Prime Minister, William Gladston, and The Lord Mayor of London attend George Peabody's funeral. |
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George Peabody's Funeral |
| 1869/11/12 |
Curtis M Lampson |
Mourner |
George Peabody's executors, Sir Curtis Lampson and Mr C Reed, comply with the public wish for a funeral service performed over his coffin in Westminster Abbey. |
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George Peabody's Funeral |
| 1870/06/14 |
Charles Dickens |
Memorium |
Charles Dickens is laid to rest in the Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey |
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| 1910/05/20 |
Theodore Roosevelt |
Mourner |
King Edward VII cortege passes through the streets of London. Attending the ceremony qre Kaiser Wilhelm II, Stephen Pichon, Kings of Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Theodore Roosevelt, representing the United States. |
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Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition |
| 1925/04/24 |
John Singer Sargent |
In Memoriam |
American artist John Singer Sargent is eulogized during a Westminster Abbey Memorial Service. |
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| 1928/01/16 |
Thomas Hardy |
In Memoriam |
Thomas Hardy's funeral is at Westminster Abbey. His heart was interred at Stinsford Church and the rest was cremated and placed in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey. |
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| 1936/01/18 |
Rudyard Kipling |
Died |
Rudyard Kipling dies at Middlesex Hospital, London, his ashes were placed in Poets' Corner. |
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| 1937/04/12 |
George VI of England |
King |
Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England. |
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Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth |
| 1937/04/12 |
Harold Gustav Dick |
Guest |
Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England. |
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Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth |
| 1953/06/02 |
Winston Churchill |
Guest, UK Prime Minister |
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon |
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Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II |
| 1953/06/02 |
Elizabeth II of England |
Sovereign |
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon |
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Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II |
| 1954/10/00 |
Woman's Journal (British magazine) |
Publisher |
Christie's "Sanctuary" is found in The Woman's Journal. The re-titled story was auctioned to the highest bidder as a fund raising event for the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal. The Woman's Journal stated that their winning bid was 'a considerable sum |
Sanctuary (short story) |
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| 1954/10/00 |
Agatha Christie |
Benefactor |
Christie's "Sanctuary" is found in The Woman's Journal. The re-titled story was auctioned to the highest bidder as a fund raising event for the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal. The Woman's Journal stated that their winning bid was 'a considerable sum |
Sanctuary (short story) |
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