Shortly after Shakespeare's death there was some talk about removing his remains from Stratford to Westminster Abbey but the idea was soon abandoned. Poet William Basse wrote: My Shakespeare, rise! I ...

Shakespeare biographer, Jonathan Bate: 'Indeed by the year 1612, Westminster Abbey had become such a popular tourist attraction that there were actually guides employed there who would give you ...

This lecture was recorded ahead of the A-Level English Masterclass Shakespeare’s Sisters online event on 20th March 2024. Please note all opinions are of the individual speaking and do not represent ...

Although some 3,000 people have been buried in Westminster Abbey since its foundation in the tenth century ... By the 1730s, the absence of a memorial to William Shakespeare was seen as a significant ...

Westminster Abbey, on 17th December 1967. This was given by The Jane Austen Society. The polished Roman stone tablet, designed by the Abbey's Surveyor S.E. Dykes Bower, is on the wall adjacent to ...

On the wall behind Shakespeare's memorial in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey is a large marble monument to poet and diplomat Matthew Prior which was in place by 1726. He was buried at the foot of ...

Special services, concerts, lectures, events for families and more – there’s something for everyone at the Abbey. Many of our events are free and open to anyone. Our in-person events are held at ...

The King and Queen worked tirelessly throughout, and when the war had ended the King supported proposals for the burial of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey. On 11th November 1920 George V ...

The Abbey is a place that's touched the lives of kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers, poets, priests, heroes and villains since 960AD. Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066 and ...

Westminster Abbey has been home to royal coronations since 1066 For nearly a thousand years, Westminster Abbey in London has played an important role in the British monarchy. The historic ...

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William Camden, in his guide to Westminster Abbey published in 1600, says that the bones of the poet were transferred to this tomb. Chaucer's coat of arms is painted twice on the monument ("party per ...