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Westminster Abbey, London SW1P 3PA, United Kingdom
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Westminster Abbey in the Reformation and Civil War

Learn how Westminster Abbey navigated the English Reformation, Civil War, and Restoration—losses, protections, and continuities.

12/2/2025
17 min read
Historic painting of Westminster Abbey precinct and Parliament

Great stones, greater storms: the Abbey bent with the winds and stood.


Key Phases

  • Tudor Reformation: monastic life ends; collegiate church status emerges.
  • Commonwealth era: iconoclasm threats, adaptive uses, selective protections.
  • Restoration: liturgy revives; fabric repairs slowly follow.

Historic miniature


Visiting Tips

  • Look for tracers of damage and repair in statues and glass.
  • Exhibits often narrate these turbulent decades.

Bottom Line

Institutions survive by adapting—Westminster is proof in stone.

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Reformation
Civil War
Restoration
Iconoclasm

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