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[[File:Westminster Abbey.jpg|right|280px]]
[[File:Westminster Abbey.jpg|right|280px]]
'''The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster''', commonly referred to as "Westminster Abbey", is a [[church]] in [[London]], [[England]]. It has been used as a coronation church since King Harold and [[William the Conqueror]] were both crowned there in 1066. All subsequent English and British [[monarch]]s have been crowned in the church, with the exception of [[Henry III]], and Louis-I, [[Edward V]], and [[Edward VIII]] who were never crowned. The coronation ceremony is normally carried out by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], the primate of England, and at the moment of coronation the monarch is seated on a throne called King Edward's Chair, named for [[Edward the Confessor]]. Between 1296 and 1996, the throne contained the Stone of Scone upon which kings of [[Scotland]] were traditionally crowned. The Stone was returned to Scotland and transported to [[Edinburgh Castle]]. It will be temporarily restored to the throne for future coronations.
'''The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster''', commonly referred to as "Westminster Abbey", is a [[church]] in [[London]], [[England]]. It has been used as a coronation church since King Harold and [[William the Conqueror]] were both crowned there in 1066. All subsequent English and British [[monarch]]s have been crowned in the church, with the exception of [[Henry III]], and Louis-I, [[Edward V]], and [[Edward VIII]] who were never crowned. The coronation ceremony is normally carried out by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], the primate of England, and at the moment of coronation the monarch is seated on a throne called King Edward's Chair, named for [[Edward the Confessor]]. Between 1296 and 1996, the throne contained the Stone of Scone upon which kings of [[Scotland]] were traditionally crowned. The Stone was returned to Scotland and transported to Edinburgh Castle. It will be temporarily restored to the throne for future coronations.
== See also ==
== See also ==