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The Dean of Westminster serves as Dean of the Order in perpetuity, with King Henry VII's Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey designated as the Chapel of the Order.
The Abbey’s Curator, Dr Susan Jenkins, said: “Visitors to the Abbey’s Galleries are fascinated by how life-like Henry VII’s funeral effigy head is. We now hope to prove that sculptor Pietro Torrigiano ...
Henry VII's reign was a prosperous one, meaning there were funds to build the 'wonder of the world' Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey. It is there that the monarch lies alongside his wife ...
Henry died on 21st April 1509 and lies buried in a vault beneath a magnificent tomb in the Abbey’s Lady Chapel, also designed by Torrigiano (below). The tomb of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York in the ...
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Henry VII’s greatest single patronage at Westminster was the building of the Lady Chapel at the east end of Westminster Abbey - originally intended for the burial of another royal saint, Henry VI.
During the works, they found a piece of treasure in a salvage yard: a cupola from the Henry VII chapel in Westminster Abbey. That is now a centrepiece in the newly renovated grounds while the ...
Rising above the Thames in London, Westminster Abbey has been the site of coronations since 1066 and the final resting place for royalty, authors, poets, statesmen and scientists.