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  1. Royal tombs. Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of 30 kings and queens starting with King Edward the Confessor whose magnificent shrine stands just behind the High Altar. Henry III, who built the church you see today, is buried near him.

  2. Honouring individuals buried in Westminster Abbey has a long tradition. Over 3,300 people are buried or commemorated in the abbey. For much of the abbey's history, most of the people buried there besides monarchs were people with a connection to the church – either ordinary locals or the monks of the abbey itself, who were generally buried without surviving markers.

  3. Sep 14, 2019 · The Tudor Tombs Beneath the Henry VII Chapel Floor at Westminster Abbey. A t 2.45 pm on 24 January 1503 (yes, that precise!), the first foundation stone of Henry VII’s new Lady Chapel was put in place.

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  5. 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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  7. Jul 26, 2017 · Updated: May 22, 2023 | Original: July 26, 2017. copy page link. Print Page. Westminster Abbey is one of the most famous religious buildings in the world, and it has served an important role in...

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