Jonson always seemed to be poor, in spite of gifts from royalty, and he died in great poverty in August 1637 in a house near the Abbey. One story says that he begged "eighteen inches of square ground ...

On May 12, 1560, Elizabeth I re-established Westminster Abbey as a collegiate church presided over by a Dean and 12 prebendaries, much in the same way as her father had constituted it in 1540. For 20 ...

This medieval church, graced by many royal weddings and coronations, offers a magnificent peek at London's far-reaching history. Westminster Abbey is generally busy – and the staff keeps you ...

On this level, there is also ... with far-reaching views of London's rooftops that include Parliaments' Victoria Tower and Westminster Abbey. The lower ground floor has its own entrance, making ...