Imagine a world in which no one cared about Shakespeare - that was the case in the 1600s, until four pioneering women ...

Photographed in a beam of sunlight, Prince William walked through Westminster Abbey with the King behind him. The ornate robes of the Order of the Bath service, two weeks ago, felt like a world ...

There may be a prosaic reason for this. In the archives of the Abbey, it seems that at one point the Abbey had a relic of St Thomas: an arm. It’s possible that what you can see in this image is a sort ...

Members of anti-monarchy group Republic have gathered outside Westminister Abbey ahead of the arrivals of members of the Royal Family who are celebrating Commonwealth Day today (Monday, March 10).

Archaeology & History Westminster Abbey Reveals Surprising Connection to First Holy Roman Emperor A Medieval silk bag that once held Henry III's seal has connections to Charlemagne's burial shroud.

The Westminster Abbey plaque itself is made from Huddlestone, a cream-colored stone quarried in Yorkshire, the area of northern England where the sisters lived and wrote the books that would ...

London’s Westminster Abbey flew Pakistan’s flag on March 22 to observe a tradition that dates back more than 50 years and is unrelated to Easter, an Abbey spokesperson told Reuters, responding ...

Comedian Ed Gamble has had to change his tour posters on the London Underground after they fell foul of Transport for London's ban on junk food advertising. He swapped the hot dog on his ...

Not My King' mob masses outside of Westminster Abbey: Anti-monarchist protesters rally in London armed with drums and posters saying 'down with the crown' - as Charles misses service during cancer ...

Lincoln Cathedral is happy to stand in, for $180,000. 2010: Benedict XVI becomes the first Pope to set foot within the Abbey. 2011 (29 April): Wills and Kate tie the knot in Westminster Abbey.