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Edward the Confessor & Westminster Abbey

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Confessor http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon20.html http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/MEDedward.htm http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/edward_the_confessor.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/edward_confessor.shtml http://www.sacred-destinations.com/england/images/london/westminster-abbey/isaac-newton-tomb- paradox.jpg (third picture) http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=97433&rendTypeId=4 (second picture) Westminster Abbey Around 1045-1065, Edward the Confessor built a church for the Benedictine monks in the Norman form of Romanesque. He intended it to be his burial place. The Westminster Abbey is located near the Houses of Parliament. It is more a historical site than a religious site. Since 1066, every royal coronation, with the exception of Edward V and Eward VIII has taken place in Westminster Abbey.