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Prince Albert, Duke of York, was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary and was born on 14th December 1895 on the Sandringham estate. On the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in December ...

This was at his own wish. He wrote in his will "that my name be inscribed in plain English letters on my tomb... I rest my claims to the remembrance of my country upon my published works...". Dickens ...

Enjoy a rare chance to sketch in Westminster Abbey after hours and soak up the calm of this beautiful Gothic church. Pick up a pencil and spend a relaxing evening drawing in the heart of Westminster ...

My mission was to lift the lid on an unseen cog in the Abbey machine: the Beadles, the team that keeps things running when all the other staff have left. Their job is sometimes illuminating, at others ...

On my daily commute into work, I pass a small church. Right by the railway line, it is a post-war build, having replaced an earlier church that was destroyed by German bombing in the Blitz. The name ...

Join online by Direct Debit and save £10 on the annual membership fee. Please visit Join the Abbey Association to set up a Direct Debit. The membership card and welcome letter will be posted within 10 ...