Matthew Paris, a monk and chronicler in the 13th century, describes how the king himself carried the dubious relic on foot from St. Paul’s Cathedral in London to Westminster Abbey on the feast ...

Edward’s Westminster Abbey was replaced in the mid-1200s with the modern-day building, although the two great towers that now loom above the abbey were not added until the early 18th century.This ...

For nearly a thousand years, Westminster Abbey in London has played an important role in the British monarchy. The historic structure was founded by Benedictine monks in 960 AD and existed as a ...