Houston Chronicle

Westminster Abbey has witnessed nearly a millennium of British history – but many rituals, like those at royal funerals, aren’t so old

(THE CONVERSATION) The royal funeral for Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19, 2022, was a public ceremony on a truly global scale. In the days before, long snaking queues of mourners ...
The New York Times

Westminster Abbey’s Brontë Plaque Had a Typo for 85 Years. It’s Fixed Now.

Punctuation delayed, but not denied: A memorial to Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë at Poets’ Corner in the celebrated London church finally gets its accent marks. By Lynsey Chutel Reporting from ...