Westminster Abbey Books

This 48 page lively and engaging guide to Westminster Abbey is filled with over 80 stunning colour photographs. A floor plan of the Abbey is provided, allowing you to plan your visit and highlighting things to see. The guide covers the 1000-year history...

Treasures of Westminster Abbey celebrates an iconic building and its rich artistic heritage. Seventeen out of the thirty-nine sovereigns crowned in Westminster Abbey also lie buried within its walls. Their medieval and Renaissance tombs, though among the...

This 40 page booklet looks at the history of the Coronation Chair and the Stone of Destiny. From the commissioning of the chair by Edward I to house the Stone of Destiny, which he seized from Scotland, to the eventual returning of the stone in 1996, this...

This short tour guidebook is the perfect introduction to Westminster Abbey for your first visit. It takes you on a tour of the main areas of the church and describes some of the things to notice as you walk around - the ten most significant things to see...

From spacious Dean's Yard outside the Cloisters, through the Great and Little Cloister Garden, to the delights of the richly planted College Garden, the Abbey Gardens offer a varied and rewarding experience and are today a popular visitor destination in...

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries, which opened in June 2018, are an exciting new development in the history of Westminster Abbey.  The eastern triforium, which runs around the Abbey's interior 16 metres above floor level, has been transformed into...

James Wilkinson takes an in-depth look at the origins of Poets' Corner and some of the 100 poets, dramatists and writers who are buried or commemorated there. Poets Corner is probably the most famous part of Westminster Abbey and this title offers an...

This 48 page guide to Henry VII's Lady Chapel in Westminster Abbey is lavishly illustrated throughout. Written by James Wilkinson it provides an in-depth history of the chapel and its construction as well as those buried there. Henry VII's Lady Chapel is...

Westminster Abbey was one of the most powerful churches in Catholic Christendom before transforming into a Protestant icon of British national and imperial identity. Celebrating the 750th anniversary of the consecration of the current Abbey church...

The Queen’s Coronation, on 2 June 1953, should have been celebrated in blazing sunshine. Instead, it was one of the coldest June days in years, and it poured with rain. The enthusiasm of the hundreds of thousands of people who lined the streets waiting...

This 24 page publication takes an in-depth look at the Tomb of the 'Unknown Warrior' at Westminster Abbey. Written by James Wilkinson, it looks at the idea behind the Unknown Soldier, the selection of the deceased, the journey of the coffin and the...

The Queen’s Window was designed by renowned artist David Hockney for Westminster Abbey and unveiled in autumn 2018. In an extended conversation between Hockney and fellow-artist Tacita Dean recorded specifically for this publication, the artist reflects...