History Matters

Crowning Triumph

Westminster Abbey was the focus of the world during the recent coronation. How and why was it built?

David Carpenter | Published in History Today Volume 73 Issue 7 July 2023

Visionary: Henry III and the facade of Westminster Abbey, from the Chronicle of England, by Peter Langtoft, 1307-27. incamerastock/Alamy Stock Photo
Visionary: Henry III and the facade of Westminster Abbey, from the Chronicle of England, by Peter Langtoft, 1307-27. incamerastock/Alamy Stock Photo

 

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