Permanent historical factsheet

Westminster Abbey

Name: Westminster Abbey – England factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

England · House / House of Plantagenet. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records

1220–1245Date range

1Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1220

Henry III16 May 1220

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Plantagenet

Lays the foundation stone of Lady Chapel

1245

Henry III6 July 1245

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Plantagenet

Lays the foundation stone for the complete rebuilding of Westminster Abbey

Names involved

Henry III

Provenance

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