1065    Westminster Abbey is consecrated.

1066    William the Conqueror is crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London.

1100    Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.

1154    Henry II of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey.

1189    Richard I of England (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster.

1547    Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

1559    Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London.

1661    King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.

1947    The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey in London.

1950    The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.

1951    The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.

1960    More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.

1963    Marriage of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.

1973    In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey.

1986    In London, Prince Andrew, Duke of York marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.