Westminster Abbey: A Church in History.

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  • Author(s): Adams, Harry (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    New Criterion. Jan2020, Vol. 38 Issue 5, p73-76. 4p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Church history; Christian union; Religious adherents; Politics & culture; Cabinet system
    • Abstract:
      Much like the decidedly Low Church Queen Victoria, who took to the same Coronation Chair 148 years later, the Dutch prince disdained lavish ceremony and generally shunned the abbey for the remainder of his reign. This book also gives suitable attention to the role of the abbots and (following the Reformation) deans in adapting the abbey's procedures and fabric so as to survive the vagaries of royal and political favor. While debates over the role of both the monarchy and Church of England may loom in the abbey's future, its status as Britain's Valhalla is surely not in doubt. [Extracted from the article]