Edward The Confessor

Edward The Confessor

male, deceased (1066)
St Edward the Confessor, buried at Westminster Abbey, Islip, Oxfordshire, Albinos, patron saint, roman catholic church…westminsterabbey
St Edward the Confessor or "Eadweard III" (c. 1004-5 January 1066), son of Ethelred the Unready, was the penultimate Anglo-Saxon King of England...

Martin Neary

male
Conductor, Organist, westminsterabbey, English, choral conductor, English classical organist
Martin Neary is an English organist and celebrated choral conductor. He was organist of Westminster Abbey before being sacked amidst allegations of...

James O'Donnell

male, 48 years old
cambridge university, Alumni of the Royal College of Music, Westminster Cathedral, Jesus College, Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge, Royal College of Music…westminsterabbey
James O'Donnell (born 1961 in Scotland) is the current organist of Westminster Abbey. He has held this position since 2000....
Simon Preston

Simon Preston

male, 71 years old
Conductor, historical instruments, Fellow of Christ Church, Oxford, choral conductor, English classical organist, Cathedral organist…westminsterabbey
Simon Preston (born 4 August 1938, Bournemouth, England) is an English organist, conductor, and composer. Originally a chorister at King's College,...
Orlando Gibbons

Orlando Gibbons

male, deceased (1625)
Madrigal composer, English classical organist, apoplexy, Renaissance composer, baptism, composer…westminsterabbey
Orlando Gibbons (baptised December 25 1583 - June 5 1625) was an English composer and organist of the late Tudor and early Jacobean periods. He was...
David Garrick

David Garrick

male, deceased (1779)
buried at Westminster Abbey, Shakespearean actor, James Lacy, Poet's Corner, Dr Samuel Johnson, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane…westminsterabbey
David Garrick (19 February 1717 - 20 January 1779) was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects...
Charles Lyell

Charles Lyell

male, deceased (1875)
buried at Westminster Abbey, Mars, Geologist, Alumni of King's College London, Scottish, Travel writer…westminsterabbey
Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet, KT, (November 14, 1797 - February 22, 1875) was a Scottish lawyer, geologist, and populariser of uniformitarianism....
John James

John James

male, deceased (1746)
architect, westminsterabbey, greenwich, twickenham, basingstoke, English
John James (c 1673- 15 May 1746) was an architect particularly associated with Twickenham in west London, where he rebuilt St. Mary's Church and...
Anne Of Denmark

Anne Of Denmark

female, deceased (1619)
Jacobean age, Protestant, Theatrical genres, James VI of Scots, I of England, buried at Westminster Abbey, Jacobean era…westminsterabbey, Holyrood Abbey
Anne of Denmark was queen consort of James VI of Scots, I of England. The second daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark, Anne married James in...
John Blow

John Blow

male, deceased (1708)
Cathedral organist, English classical organist, buried at Westminster Abbey, From nottinghamshire, venus and adonis, Chapel Royal…westminsterabbey
John Blow (1649 - October 1, 1708) was an English composer and organist. His pupils included William Croft and Henry Purcell. Blow was probably...