The first king to be buried at the Abbey was Edward the Confessor in 1066 and up until George II's burial in 1760, most Kings and Queens of England were buried at Westminster.

Have you ever wondered who is buried in Westminster Abbey and why so many famous figures from British history are buried there? Bitesize has the answers . BBC Homepage. Skip to content; ...

London's Westminster Abbey is not only a grand and glorious place of worship, but also the final resting place of monarchs and their consorts, nobility, greats from literary history, composers ...

In total, there are over 3,000 people who are buried at Westminster Abbey. Some other famous people who have been buried there are Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Stephan Hawking.

Since the year 1066, Westminster Abbey has been the site of coronations, 16 royal weddings, and countless funerals; 30 kings and queens are among the 3,300 buried there.

Queen Elizabeth II will be the first British monarch to have a funeral in Westminster Abbey since 1760. But she won't be buried there due to space limitations, so her final resting place will be ...

Buried among the kings. In August 1920 the Reverend David Railton, who had served as an army chaplain in France during the First World War, wrote to the Dean of Westminster with a simple but ...

Stephen Hawking to Be Buried at Westminster Abbey Alongside Newton and Darwin. Published Mar 20, 2018 at 1:20 PM EDT Updated Mar 20, 2018 at 2:11 PM EDT. By Dana Dovey . Reporter.

Stephen Hawking, a giant of science and celebrated British physicist who died in March, was honored before more than 1,000 people at London’s Westminster Abbey.

Queen Elizabeth II will be the first British monarch to have a funeral in Westminster Abbey since 1760. But she won't be buried there due to space limitations, so her final resting place will be ...

The ashes of Stephen Hawking were buried Friday in a corner of Westminster Abbey that honors some of Britain's greatest scientists, between the graves of Charles Darwin and Sir Isaac Newton.