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one of the greatest honors britain has to offer is to be buried or commemorated here in westminster abbey. this is where queen elizabeth i lies. in fact, more than 3,000 others are buried here. in the central nave are sir isaac newton and charles darwin. in the area known as the poets' corner, there's geoffrey chaucer, charles dickens, and rudyard kipling. perhaps the award for greatest humility goes to the 17th-century poet and playwright ben jonson. 18 square inches of floor space, so he was buried standing up. there are other rich and famous luminaries who aren't buried here but had memorial services -- for example, winston churchill... william shakespeare... and lady di, princess of wales. while some of the greatest figures in history are under the floor, when visiting, be sure to look up. the vaulted ceilings and stained glass are incredible. in fact, those are hallmarks of the gothic style. popular in medieval times, you can recognize gothic architecture by a number of design elements. arches come to a point. ribbing runs across the high ceilings. there's usually a giant window in t
one of the greatest honors britain has to offer is to be buried or commemorated here in westminster abbey. this is where queen elizabeth i lies. in fact, more than 3,000 others are buried here. in the central nave are sir isaac newton and charles darwin. in the area known as the poets' corner, there's geoffrey chaucer, charles dickens, and rudyard kipling. perhaps the award for greatest humility goes to the 17th-century poet and playwright ben jonson. 18 square inches of floor space, so he was...
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Feb 28, 2016
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peter beautiful building is known the world over by a far simpler name -- westminster abbey. [ organ plays ] rebuilt a number of times over the centuries, there's been a church here since the early 900s. [ music continues ] it became a gothic cathedral in the 11th century, when king edward iii began building the present structure. one of the abbey's first coronations was held in 1066 -- for william the conqueror. since then, just about every english ruler was crowned sitting in king edward's chair. plays ] the abbey has also been the location for many royal weddings, including that of prince william and kate middleton. one of the greatest honors britain has to offer is to be buried or commemorated here in westminster abbey. in fact, more than 3,000 others are buried here. in the central nave are sir isaac newton and charles darwin. in the area known as the poets' corner, there's geoffrey chaucer, charles dickens, and rudyard kipling. perhaps the award for greatest humility goes to the 17th-century poet and playwright ben jonson. he had asked the king for just 18 square inches of floo
peter beautiful building is known the world over by a far simpler name -- westminster abbey. [ organ plays ] rebuilt a number of times over the centuries, there's been a church here since the early 900s. [ music continues ] it became a gothic cathedral in the 11th century, when king edward iii began building the present structure. one of the abbey's first coronations was held in 1066 -- for william the conqueror. since then, just about every english ruler was crowned sitting in king edward's...
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Feb 11, 2016
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a candlelight vigil is happening tonight at 5:30 at westminster abbey boulevard and horse ferry road. he was shot and killed 2 years ago today after confronting car burglary suspects. the gunman, benjamin holtermann, later shot and killed himself. his girlfriend, erica pugh, is serving 15 years in prison. a bill inspired by the death of deputy pine has now taken a big step forward. the florida senate passed the proposal yesterday which will give families of those killed in the line of duty increased benefits. under this bill, they would receive 100% of benefits. the state house will now vote on the bill. deputy is out on bond charged with having sex with an inmate. investigators say deputy barre taylor committed sexual misconduct on two occasions at the jail. sheriff wayne ivey says taylor was fired wednesday, after he taylor was named corrections officer of the year in 2013. michelle: new at noon, more information about the arrest of a local man, charged after crashing his car into an orange county home. take a look at clarence mcclendon. police say yesterday, just after 2:00 an offi
a candlelight vigil is happening tonight at 5:30 at westminster abbey boulevard and horse ferry road. he was shot and killed 2 years ago today after confronting car burglary suspects. the gunman, benjamin holtermann, later shot and killed himself. his girlfriend, erica pugh, is serving 15 years in prison. a bill inspired by the death of deputy pine has now taken a big step forward. the florida senate passed the proposal yesterday which will give families of those killed in the line of duty...
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it is being held at westminster abbey boulevard. he was shot and killed two years ago after confronting car burglary suspects. the gunman later shot and killed himself. his girlfriend is serving 15 years in prison. a bill inspired by the death of deputy pine is taking a big step forward. florida senate passed a proposal yesterday which would give under the bill, they would receive 100% pension benefits, before it was only 50. michelle: developing this morning, rick scott is refusing to weigh in on how to fix the dates death penalty law. the florida legislature is divided over how to rewrite the law to comply with the supreme court decision. last month, the court found the death penalty unconstitutional because it allowed judges, not juries to decide the death sentences. the house and senate are at odds over how the jury should unanimously agree on a death sentence. scott plans to let the legislature work it out. new this morning, one lawmaker is calling on the airline industry to limit how many seats it puts on planes. jason: he say
it is being held at westminster abbey boulevard. he was shot and killed two years ago after confronting car burglary suspects. the gunman later shot and killed himself. his girlfriend is serving 15 years in prison. a bill inspired by the death of deputy pine is taking a big step forward. florida senate passed a proposal yesterday which would give under the bill, they would receive 100% pension benefits, before it was only 50. michelle: developing this morning, rick scott is refusing to weigh in...