First light in London. At the top of Westminster Abbey’s northwest tower, Lee Robinson welcomes a new morning in a 1,000-year-old history by performing one of the building’s quieter rituals.

The Abbey service came on November 11, and, after the official ceremonies, led by George V, were over, hundreds of thousands of ordinary people of all ages, filed past. It was a seven-mile-long queue.

The memorial is known as the tomb of unknown warrior, rather than the unknown soldier, as it is meant to be a symbol of all three armed services. “It really didn’t matter who he was, his ...

That’s quite a claim, it is what makes this day so special. Coming here, coming to the Abbey, you enter a house of memory, you stand in a long story, around you are memorials some of which you ...

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 ...

Westminster Abbey’s tabot was looted at the battle of Maqdala (formerly Magdala) in 1868, when British troops attacked the forces of the Ethiopian emperor Tewodros.

The famous Abbey is the resting place for more than 3,500 people, including the tombs of Sir Issac Newton, Charles Dickens, Stephen Hawking, and 18 English, Scottish and British monarchs.

Buckingham Palace has released a map of inside Westminster Abbey - showing where the King will be crowned tomorrow. The graphic is mapped onto an image looking across the royal church - with the ...

Westminster Abbey was briefly referenced in Roger Miller’s No. 1 hit, “ England Swings ” in 1964. The song, written and sung by Miller, mentions famous landmarks like the abbey and Big Ben.