Westminster Abbey is the final resting place ... Its spectacular fan vaulted ceiling and the King's imposing tomb, with gilt bronze effigies of him and his queen Elizabeth of York, continue to inspire ...

In the chapel of St Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey is a small tomb with a black marble slab for Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VII and his queen Elizabeth of York. It now stands near Henry ...

Queen Elizabeth I was ... those of her sister in Westminster Abbey. Such high-tech methods would not even be necessary to establish whether the bones in the Abbey tomb were all female, or whether ...

With a history which stretches all the way back to the 10th century, Westminster Abbey has stood through ... kings and queens including Elizabeth I, Mary I, Mary Queen of Scots, and what is ...

Elizabeth I is one ... to her final resting place in Westminster Abbey. As Elizabeth leaves no direct Tudor heir, James VI of Scotland – the son of Mary, Queen of Scots – is named king.

Some 500 dignitaries will attend the service at Westminster Abbey. Dr Hoyle told BBC News that the Abbey is a place where Queen Elizabeth II took the promises that "defined her life", including ...

Queen Elizabeth II, with billions thought to be watching around the globe to mark the end of a reign that defined an era. After escorting the queen’s coffin to Westminster Abbey, the royal ...

A digital 3D model of Mary, Queen of Scots' death mask has ... taken from Mary's tomb effigy in Westminster Abbey. It was created through photogrammetry, involving hundreds of overlapping high ...

Westminster Abbey is generally ... you might like to visit the shared tomb of enemies and half sisters Elizabeth I and Mary Tudor. If you prefer to see the abbey at your own pace, but still ...

Mary was beheaded in Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire on 8 February 1587, for conspiring against her cousin Queen Elizabeth ... taken from Mary's tomb effigy in Westminster Abbey.