Who we are Westminster Abbey Institute is overseen by a steering group consisting of the Canon Theologian (Chair), the Director of the Institute, the Dean of Westminster, the Canon Rector of St ...

Zachary Macaulay, slavery abolitionist, was born in Inverary, Scotland, on 2nd May 1768. He was a son of John Macaulay (d.1789) and his second wife Margaret. In 1799 he married Selina Mills and they ...

The selfless efforts of people who foster compassion and togetherness in their communities were celebrated at the Together at Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey on Friday 5th December. The ...

His Majesty The King’s Christmas message, which will be broadcast on Christmas Day, was filmed in the Lady Chapel at ...

The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival discusses the meaning of Zechariah's prophecy, and how God remains faithful to us even when we doubt. You are unable to play this content as it is hosted by a ...

The Reverend Jennifer Adams-Massmann, Assistant Chaplain at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, has been appointed by His Majesty The King as a Canon of Westminster. She will serve as Canon Steward ...

At different times of the day, or in different seasons, the light falling in the Abbey will light up something that you have walked past a million times and never seen before.

The passing years have seen significant changes in a church that has witnessed a musical tradition independent of the Abbey, has welcomed worshippers including John Milton and Samuel Pepys, and ...

Richard was born at Bordeaux in France on 6th January 1367, the son of Edward the 'Black Prince' (eldest son of King Edward III) and Joan, called the 'Fair Maid of Kent'. The death of his elder ...

Welcome to Westminster Abbey. Daily prayer has been offered in this place for over a thousand years, and your participation in today's service is warmly welcomed. At Matins most of the service is sung ...

This seasonal offering from the Abbey Choir presents a delightful and unusual selection of music for Christmas. It encompasses many of the diverse themes of Christmas which have inspired composers ...

She ordered that her wax effigy, dressed in her coronet, robes and shoes worn at Queen Anne's coronation, be set up in Henry VII's chapel near the grave of Ludovic Stuart, cousin of James I, (d.1624) ...