1. WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Let s talk about the history of
Westminster Abbey and Royal
Coronations.
2. The Abbey was founded in 960 A.C., in
the place where a fisherman had a mystic
view of Saint Peter, in the Thames river
shore; Built by Edward the Confessor, it’s
a monastery. From the Coronation of
William the Conqueror, It has been the
Coronation church of the British
Royalty,except for Jane Grey, Edward V
and Edward VIII.
THE HISTORY
3. -Height: 69 m
-Inauguration: 1090
-Architectural style: Gothic
-Address: 20 Deans Yd, London SW1P
3PA, U.K.
-Architects: Christopher Wren, Nicholas
Hawksmoor, John of Gloucester, Henry
Yevele, Robert of Beverley, Henry of
Reims
5. CORONATION THRONE
-The Coronation Chair is made of oak,
and its name is King Edward’s Chair.
- All the British kings and queens used it in
their Coronation Ceremony, except queens
Mary I and Mary II.