Table of Contents

Contents: Royal Beginnings Henry III's Gothic Abbey The Circle of Plantagenets Henry VII's 'Wonder of the World' Reformation and the Tudors Civil War and the Stuarts Crowning Glories Elizabeth II is crowned Church, Crown and Commonwealth

About the Author

James Wilkinson was the BBC's science correspondent for 25 years, and is now one of Westminster Abbey's honorary stewards. His previous publications are on scientific subjects and the history of the abbey. C.S. Knighton has worked for the Public Record Office as an editor of State Papers, contributed to works on naval history, and also edited the Chapter Acts of Westminster Abbey from 1543 until 1609.