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Visit our Royalty page to see a full list of Royal tombs at Westminster Abbey. Westminster Abbey: The Lady Chapel of Henry VII [for tombs in this chapel], edited by T. Tatton-Brown & R. Mortimer, 2003. Royal tombs of Medieval England by Mark Duffy, 2003
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Henry III rebuilt Westminster Abbey in honour of the Royal Saint Edward the Confessor, whose relics were placed in a shrine in the sanctuary and now lie in a burial vault beneath the 1268 Cosmati mosaic pavement, in front of the high altar. Henry III was interred nearby in a chest tomb with effigial monument.
Edward the Confessor. Edward the Confessor was buried in 1066 in the new Abbey church he had built and many monarchs have their tombs around his Shrine. Henry III, Edward III and his queen Philippa of Hainault and Richard II and Anne of Bohemia have fine effigies on their tombs.
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Aug 10, 2021 · As well as being the major royal church of the United Kingdom, Westminster Abbey contains the tombs of many famous people who were not born into royalty. Over 3,000 people are buried at Westminster Abbey – many forgotten by history – but it remains the final resting place for celebrated Britons.
- Edward The Confessor. Let’s begin with the man that kicked off the trend of being interred in Westminster Abbey. Edward the Confessor was one of Anglo-Saxon England’s last kings and started the building of Westminster Abbey during his reign between 1042 and 1066.
- Anne of Cleves. The fourth wife of Henry VIII, and one of the lucky few to survive her husband, to whom she was married for only six months before the annulment of the marriage.
- Mary Queen of Scots. Mary Queen of Scots ascended to the Scottish throne following the death of James V of Scotland in 1542 when she was only six days of age.
- Elizabeth I. On which note, Elizabeth continued the Tudor dynasty following the reign of Mary I, her half-sister, in 1558 and went on to rule until she died in 1603.
This category is intended to list persons buried in Westminster Abbey and who are included in Westminster Abbey Burials and Memorials
This article is about the historical people who have tombs at Westminster Abbey. These people either contributed to society or were royalty of Britain. Refer to in the list of references for a more complete list of the people buried.
