As the five finalists for a permanent memorial of Queen Elizabeth II in St James’s Park are announced, Jonathan Glancey looks at what has worked in the past - and what doesn’t work if we want ...

If it appeared the political situation had finally settled down, however, this was not to last: when Cecily was just one year old, a rebellion involving her uncle George Duke of Clarence forced King ...

In a time of persecution at some unspecified place, a man called Alban gave sanctuary to an unnamed cleric. Alban, a pagan, put on the man’s cloak, assumed his identity and was condemned to death as ...

The Westminster Abbey plaque itself is made from Huddlestone, a cream-colored stone quarried in Yorkshire, the area of northern England where the sisters lived and wrote the books that would ...

Richard’s seizure of the throne was bloody and confused. The new king ordered Edward IV’s sons, Edward and Richard, to be confined to the Tower, had Edward’s chamberlain, William, Lord Hastings, ...

1042-1052: The Abbey as we know it has its origins within this date range, when Edward the Confessor began work on what would become the first cruciform church in England.. 1065 (28 December): The ...

Westminster Abbey in London rang its bells for Prince William in ... which rang out at 1 p.m. local time. ... Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward— all receive the honor, as did ...

King Edward had it made around 1300 to house the Stone of Scone, aka the Stone of Destiny, according to Westminster Abbey. Other various chairs were used during the rest of the two-hour ceremony.

King Charles and Camilla began the journey to Westminster Abbey ahead of the coronation ceremony around 10:20 a.m. London time. Queen Elizabeth II was the last person to be crowned in England.

The Coronation Chair, also known as St Edward's Chair or King Edward's Chair, is believed to be the oldest piece of furniture in the UK still used for its original purpose. Charles was the 27th ...

More than 2,200 people from 203 countries were in Westminster Abbey, ... It was originally made by order of England's King Edward I to enclose the Stone of Destiny, ... IV and V diamonds. ...