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.

Who is buried in Westminster Abbey? There are roughly 3,300 burials in the church and cloisters (a covered walkway at the centre of the abbey) and many more memorials. Here are 10 names buried in ...

The choir of Westminster Abbey in 2022. Picture: Getty Who is buried at Westminster Abbey? Edward the Confessor, Anne of Cleves, Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking are among the ...

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 ...

A silk bag housed in Westminster Abbey was made from the same material as the burial shroud of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, researchers have found. The abbey has discovered that a ...

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 ...