Oddities and Secrets of Westminster Abbey

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In this video, Jessica the Museum Guide (that’s me!) takes you on a guided museum tour of the weird and wonderful oddities of Westminster Abbey, London’s iconic thousand-year-old church. 👉🏻Visiting Westminster Abbey? Book your tickets here - https://www.getyourguide.co.uk/westminster-abbey-l2710/london-westminster-abbey-entrance-ticket-t399163/?partner_id=41VTBEO 👉🏻Join me for exclusive content ONLY on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/themuseumguide 👉🏻Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe. Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts about these wonderful oddities and lesser known secrets of Westminster Abbey. What did I miss? 👉🏻As always, thanks for watching. If you enjoyed this virtual museum tour, then please consider leaving me a tip at www.paypal.me/jessicatourguide or buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JessicaGuide 👉🏻Join my new Facebook Community for Museum Lovers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/762985481524581 👉🏻Buy your Westminster Abbey tickets in advance and avoid disappointment (trust me, it's sold out when I have tried to go in the past!) - https://www.getyourguide.co.uk/westminster-abbey-l2710/london-westminster-abbey-entrance-ticket-t399163/?partner_id=41VTBEO 👉🏻 Get free entry to Westminster Abbey and 90+ other attractions with the London Pass - https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-london-passr-save-up-to-50-includes-london-eye-t26207/?ranking_uuid=41e1e705-94ce-43d5-afdb-c34b5936c5b6/?partner_id=41VTBEO Remember – I guide private museum, oddities, and graveyard tours in London. Get in touch at [email protected] VIDEO SUMMARY On today’s tour we’re focusing on the lesser-known oddities and secrets of this fascinating institution – the thousand-year old Westminster Abbey. 0:00 - Introduction to the tour 2:22 - Charles Darwin – Science and Religion Co-existing 3:23 - Ben Jonson’s Vertical Grave 6:26 - Medieval Cost-Cutting 7:33 - The Juicy Scandal of Thomas Thynn 8:43 - The Morbid Monument to Elizabeth Nightingale 10:52 - John Islip’s Play on Words 11:30 - Frances Sydney’s Porcupines 12:48 - Stolen Tiles from Henry III’s tomb 13:29 - Edward II’s Very Plain Tomb 14:30 - The Princes in the Tower? 15:25 - Blitz Bomb Damage in the RAF Chapel 16:25 - The Saga of Oliver Cromwell’s Head 19:12 - Profane Carvings on Misericords 21:10 - St Wilgefortis, the Bearded Lady 22:32 - Elizabeth Russell and her Skull 23:28 - Old (Very Old) Tom Parr 25:19 - A Repurposed Roman Sarcophagus 25:58 - Funeral Effigies 29:43 - A Very Old Taxidermy Parrot 30:31 - Mary II’s Graffitied Coronation Chair 31:35 - The Oldest Door in England 32:13 - Edmond Halley's Comet 32:35 - Martin Luther King’s Statue