Charles de St.Denis, Sieur (or Lord) of St Evremond, soldier and writer, was buried in the centre part of Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. A white marble monument was erected nearby by Dr Peter ...

Queen Elizabeth I, who succeeded her half-sister Mary I, founded the present Collegiate Church of St Peter Westminster (the formal title for the Abbey) in 1560. The Abbey is a Royal Peculiar ...

This medieval church, graced by many royal weddings ... tour (led by the abbey's vergers) and see special places inaccessible to the public, including the tomb containing Saint Edward the Confessor.

She was accompanied by the Princess Royal for the Westminster Abbey event, led by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend David Hoyle. The Queen, 95, was seen using a walking stick as she ...