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Westminster Abbey A working Church,
it has been at the heart of English
history for almost one thousand
years. An architectural
masterpiece of the thirteenth to
sixteenth centuries, Westminster
Abbey also presents a unique pageant
of British history - the Confessor’s
Shrine, the tombs of Kings and
Queens, and countless memorials to
the famous and the great. It has
been the setting for every
Coronation since 1066 and for
numerous other Royal occasions.
Today it is still a church dedicated
to regular worship and to the
celebration of great events in the
life of the nation. Neither a
cathedral nor a parish church,
Westminster Abbey is a “royal
peculiar” under the jurisdiction of
a Dean and Chapter, subject only to
the Sovereign. In 1965-66, the
Abbey celebrated its nine hundredth
anniversary, taking as its theme
'One People'. Such a theme seemed to
be fitting for a church which,
through a long history of
involvement with the developing life
of the English people, has produced
a world-wide outreach, and in this
outreach experienced the inevitable
tension between the absolute claims
of God's kingdom and the
relativities inherent in the life of
man in society. a
Westminster Abbey Tour can be
arranged with Online Discounted
Hotels
Related Website:
http://www.westminster-abbey.org/
Hotels Close to Westminster Abbey
Days Inn Westminster - 3 Star -
Victoria
Grange Rochester - 4 Star -
Victoria
Express By Holiday Inn -
London-Victoria
Crowne Plaza Hotel - London-St.
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