Books & Music

Discover everything there is to know about the life and the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II in this beautifully illustrated book. Readers will learn all about Elizabeth II's youth growing up during WWII, how she came to the throne and what it really means...

This concise history of the bells of Westminster Abbey is richly illustrated and offers a unique insight into the ten bells.Westminster Abbey has a ring of ten bells hung in the north-west tower. They are rung for major church festivals and special...

Many Kings and Queens of England suffered extraordinary deaths. Handsome and virile in his youth. a rare medical condition turned Henry VIII into a bloates and grotesque old man. The dashing and glamourous Henry V probably died of cancer of the rectum, a...

The Abbey Choir has released a new CD of choral works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir James MacMillan and Sir John Tavener. The CD is the Choir’s last with former Organist and Master of the Choristers, James O’Donnell, and has been released on...

Westminster Abbey Choir presents a delightful and unusual selection of music for Christmas. It encompasses all the diverse themes of Christmas which have inspired composers across the ages: light shining in darkness; the tenderness of mother and child;...

Acclaimed as England’s finest composer, this collection of George Frideric Handel’s most popular pieces includes beautiful arias, rousing choruses, delicate instrumental sonatas, as well as majestic coronation anthems and familiar Royal...

A charming and witty tale for children, stylishly illustrated by the author, Steve Antony. A sudden gust of wind sets off a marvellous London adventure for the Queen, the Queen's men and one very special hat. We follow the determined, daredevil Queen...

This CD has a popular selection of old favourites recorded at Westminster Abbey and beautifully sung by its choir.This recording by the Westminster Abbey Choir, conducted by Martin Neary, was made in 1997, the year of the 50th anniversary of the wedding...

This handy, easy to carry book provides the reader with a strictly visual approach to the reading of churches. Covering all the ecclesiastical building types of Western Christianity, readers are taken on a journey tracing the development of the church...

Learn about the kings and queens of England, from William the Conqueror to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, in this fun-filled book. Includes 100 stickers, beautiful illustrations, fun facts and activities to inspire an interest in English royal history...

A collection of the most popular poems by the famous writers of Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. Track list:1 The Canterbury Tales, Prologue - Chaucer2 Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day- Shakespeare3 The marriage of true minds –...

A short guide to the statues of ten martyrs placed on the west front of Westminster Abbey. In 1998, the hitherto empty niches between the window and the west door were filled with statues of ten martyrs who died for their Christian faith. The statues...