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Westminster Abbey: everything you wanted to know

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The Crucible of Westminster Abbey

David Carpenter is the author of a new book on Henry III, Reform Rebellion and Civil War Settlement 1259-1272. He says Westminster Abbey has been through many key moments in its history. The most significant was the rebuilding of the Abb by Henry III between 1245 and 1269. David: "Whenever I've been to the Abbey, it's kind of an overwhelming place to visit"

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