Westminster Abbey
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Westminster Abbey. According to a legend, probably of 13th-cent. origin, an abbey was founded in Thorney Island in 616 and miraculously consecrated by St Peter. Rebuilding and restoration of the abbey were undertaken by
Edward the Confessor. Erection of the present church in Gothic style began in 1245; the eastern part was complete in 1269 and the nave finished
c.1505. The western towers, designed by C.
Wren, were completed by 1745.
The Benedictine foundation of Edward the Confessor became one of the richest abbeys in England. In 1540 the monastery was dissolved and a
collegiate church established; the abbey became a Royal
Peculiar, independent of the see of London. In 1540 a bishopric of Westminster was established; it was suppressed in 1550. Since the time of
William I the abbey has been the place of Coronation of the sovereign; it has retained a unique position as a centre of the national life.
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Westminster Abbey Reformed: 1540-1640
Magazine article from: Anglican and Episcopal History; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...AND RICHARD MORTIMER, EDS. Westminster Abbey Reformed: 1540-1640. Aldershot...changes over the next decades. Westminster Abbey Reformed: 1540-1640...a narrative of the history of Westminster Abbey during its critical first...
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MARY AND ELIZABETH AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY/A CHRISTMAS CAROLL FROM WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 1/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; MARY AND ELIZABETH AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY * James O'Donnell, cond; Westminster Abbey Ch; Robert Quinney (org) * HYPERION 67704...SHEPPARD, BYRD, WHITE A CHRISTMAS CAROLL FROM WESTMINSTER ABBEY * James O'Donnell, cond; Westminster...
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Feel the spirit of Elizabethan era; Days Out GRAHAM YOUNG VISITS WESTMINSTER ABBEY.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Mail (England); 10/19/2007; 700+ words
; ...for more than 1,000 years, Westminster Abbey has always been a must see...on November 2. Visitor info Westminster Abbey is open from 9.30am-3...7222 5152. Website: www.westminster-abbey.org For a full day in Westminster...
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Abbey appoints Catholic organist Church of England: After acrimonious Neary row, the `poisoned chalice' of Westminster post passes to shock choice
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/28/1999; ; 700+ words
; WESTMINSTER ABBEY broke with nearly five centuries of...Neary, who was sacked by the Dean of Westminster a year ago. After lengthy efforts...persuaded James O'Donnell, organist at Westminster Cathedral for the past 11 years, to...
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Final preparations for funeral begin at daybreak; QUEEN MOTHER: Coffin's ceremonial procession from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey will be led by the Massed Pipes and Drums from 13 regiments.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 4/9/2002; 700+ words
; ...Mother's funeral service at Westminster Abbey begins when her coffin is solemnly...coffin. 0945: The doors of Westminster Abbey are opened and the first...the Prince of Wales, leaves Westminster Abbey for St George's Chapel, Windsor...
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Westminster Abbey could charge visitors
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/21/1997; ; 698 words
; Westminster Abbey could introduce admission charges for...and anyone who has been anywhere near Westminster Abbey at the height of the tourism...Tour operators now refer to the "Westminster waiting-room" as day-trippers...
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Westminster Abbey to get its crowning glory, at last
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/29/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...monks first made their home at Westminster AD 960, Britain's most famous abbey has been an architectural playground...than a 1,000 years on, the Abbey authorities are to launch a...concept proves popular, the Abbey will hold an architectural...
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The modernisers are moving in at Westminster Abbey
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/9/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...the duel between the Dean of Westminster Abbey, Wesley Carr, and the organist...Cambridge; before coming to Westminster Abbey 10 years ago, he was organist...In the case of the organist of Westminster Abbey, the Neary Support Group...
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THE QUEEN MOTHER: NATION'S FAREWELL: WESTMINSTER ABBEY ORDER OF SERVICE.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 4/7/2002; 700+ words
; 9.45 Doors of Abbey are opened. 10.40am...Laura Bush will arrive at Westminster Abbey via Whitehall...Carriage arrives at Abbey. WESTMINSTER ABBEY ORDER OF SERVICE...the short distance from Westminster Hall on a gun carriage...
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SIEMENS NIXDORF: Westminster Abbey moves to new EPoS environment with Siemens Nixdorf BEETLE systems
M2 Presswire; 6/15/1998; 700+ words
; ...June 1998-SIEMENS NIXDORF: Westminster Abbey moves to new EPoS environment...of Sale (EPoS) contract from Westminster Abbey book shop. MHG Systems...Pattingale, Shop Manager at Westminster Abbey's book shop. "Siemens...
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Westminster abbey
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Westminster abbey has been the setting...a grand scale. The present abbey was begun by Henry III in 1245...and progress in finishing the abbey was very slow. The nave was...the two western towers. The abbey's close connection with the...from the fate of most other abbeys at the ...
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Westminster Abbey
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Westminster Abbey originally the abbey church of a Benedictine...since William I has been crowned in Westminster, and it is the burial place of 18...Earth … Westminster Abbey in the 900th Anniversary Year...
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Pershore abbey
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Pershore abbey (Worcs.). A religious...endowments were later granted to Westminster abbey by Edward the Confessor...friction between the two abbeys in the 13th cent. Two disastrous...nearly £650, the abbey was experiencing major economic...
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Ampleforth Abbey
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Ampleforth Abbey, N. Yorks. An English Benedictine Abbey, founded in 1802 with a nucleus of monks from Dieulouard in Lorraine. The community claims continuity with the Benedictines of Westminster Abbey .
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Westminster
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...destroyed by a fire in 1834. Statute of Westminster a statute of 1931 recognizing the equality...legislatures independence from British control. Westminster Abbey the collegiate church of St Peter in Westminster, originally the abbey church of a Benedictine...
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