Westminster Abbey
About Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England. Since 1066, it has been the location of the coronations of 40 English and British monarchs and a burial site for 18 English, Scottish, and British monarchs. At least 16 royal weddings have taken place at the abbey since 1100.
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When you become King or Queen in Britain you don't sit on a throne, you sit on a chair, the Coronation Chair, in Westminster Abbey.
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More facts about Westminster Abbey
The Coronation Chair is the oldest bit of named furniture in England, made by someone called Walter of Durham, and in the 18th century you could pay a small fee to have a go at sitting on it.
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The Coronation Chair is covered in old graffiti, including things like 'P. Abbott slept here', which they decided to keep as part of it.
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Students once stole the Stone of Scone and buried it in the ground in Kent, reasoning that police would be looking for a stone so that was the best place to hide it.
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Dylan Thomas is in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, which is reserved for some of the greats like Shakespeare.
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President Jimmy Carter loved Dylan Thomas so much he lobbied to get him into Poets' Corner and even wrote a poem called 'A President Expresses Concern on a Visit to Westminster Abbey'.
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