Neither a cathedral nor a parish church, Westminster Abbey (or the Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster to give it its correct title) is a "Royal Peculiar" under the jurisdiction of a Dean and ...

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

The service is sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey. Following the service, a collection will be taken; the money from today's services will be divided equally between Cathedral Music Trust and ...

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

A silk bag housed in Westminster Abbey was made from the same material ... was used when he was re-interred in his shrine in Aachen Cathedral, Germany, in 1215, 401 years after he died.

They envisioned a Gothic, Westminster Abbey-inspired stadium which would look like a 'cathedral of football'. Besides what they called 'one of the most ambitious and difficult builds in ...

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.

St. Paul's Cathedral is arguably the second must-see church in London (the first, of course, being Westminster Abbey). With its imposing dome – one of the largest in the world – St. Paul's ...

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

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

The Princess of Wales will on Monday attend her first Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in two years. Kate, 43, will join the King and Queen, her husband Prince William, and other ...