Westminster Abbey

1065

12/28 — Westminster Abbey is consecrated.

1066

12/25 — Wilhelm der Eroberer, Herzog von Normandien, wird im Westminster Abbey, London, zum König von England gekrönt.

1100

8/5 — Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.

1154

12/19 — Henry II of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey.

1189

9/3 — Richard I von England (auch bekannt als Richard "der Löwenherz") wird in Westminster gekrönt.

1269

10/13 — The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated.

1547

2/20 — Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

1559

1/15 — Elizabeth I. wird in der Westminster Abbey, London, England, zur Königin gekrönt.

1643

7/1 — First meeting of the Westminster Assembly, a council of theologians ("divines") and members of the Parliament of England appointed to restructure the Church of England, at Westminster Abbey in London.

1661

4/23 — King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.

1923

4/26 — The Duke of York weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.

1947

11/20 — Prinzessin Elizabeth heiratet den Leutnant Philip Mountbatten, der zum Herzog von Edinburgh wird, in der Westminster Abbey in London.

1951

4/11 — The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.

1960

5/6 — More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.

1963

4/24 — Marriage of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent to the Hon Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.

1973

11/14 — In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey.

2011

4/29 — The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.

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