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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...

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...

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...

The Book of Common Prayer is the old and well-loved prayer book of the Church of England, in use since the 16th century. In this revised 1662 form, it has also become one of the classic English texts, its prayers and expressions helping to shape the...

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...

This short tour guide 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 in...

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...