Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066 ... This tour includes a visit to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor (not open to general visitors) as well as the royal tombs, Poets’ ...

As the numbers of tombs increased, so, too, from the 1580s, did Westminster Abbey become a regular part of the late Elizabethan tourist circuit for visiting foreigners. In 1592, the Duke of Wurtemberg ...

On the outbreak of the second world war in 1939 many of the Abbey's treasures ... the mostly open area below (where monarchs are enthroned at a coronation) and the fire was more easily extinguished.

If you're fascinated by all the intrigue surrounding the British royalty, you might like to visit the shared tomb of enemies ... Galleries. Westminster Abbey is usually open to visitors Monday ...

At the western end of the nave of Westminster Abbey ... thought about the tomb of the unknown warrior much previously, ...