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Could Stone of Destiny be Salmond's Braveheart?  -  27 Sep 2008
Times Online,It was at a Los Angeles party that Smith heard the story of how four students broke into Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day, armed only with a crowbar and a

Legends of rock  -  27 Sep 2008
Sunday Herald,On Christmas Day, 1950, a quartet of Scottish students famously dragged it from under the coronation chair of Westminster Abbey, where it had lain since

Odds and Ends Greece legalizes cremation  -  27 Sep 2008
Seattle Times,Havel, born in what is now the Czech Republic, made crystal chandeliers for Westminster Abbey in London and the Kennedy Center in Washington,

Havel, 86, helped lead Waterford Crystal  -  27 Sep 2008
News & Observer,Havel became a chandelier maker, cutting the glass for the chandeliers installed in Westminster Abbey in commemoration of its 900th anniversary in 1966,

washingtonpost.com  -  27 Sep 2008
Washington Post,Chandeliers designed and cut by Mr. Havel hang in Westminster Abbey in London and at the Kennedy Center. The latter was commissioned by former first lady

M. Havel, glass artist  -  27 Sep 2008
Sun-Sentinel.com,Along with designing glassware, Mr. Havel made crystal chandeliers for Westminster Abbey in London and the Kennedy Center in Washington,

Service to honour WWII RAF airmen  -  Sep 20, 2008
BBC News,RAF pilots who defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain will be remembered at a thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey.

Christmas Illumination In The Heart Of Westminster…  -  Sep 24, 2008
Londonlaunch,...everyone in the mood for a really fun, exquisite evening, guests will enter through the Deans Yard beside the impressive backdrop of Westminster Abbey.

Sex And The City to have a sequel soon  -  Sep 9, 2008
Oneindia,..."They could take in some old Kings and Queens, Westminster Abbey, do all the tourist stuff, that would be fun," he added.

Wednesday, September 10  -  Sep 10, 2008
Seattle Times,Choristers on their first day at Westminster Abbey Choir School stand near the altar in the Abbey on September 10, 2008 in London.

A peek at the diary of ... Andrew Motion  -  Sep 19, 2008
guardian.co.uk,..."Thank you," the Queen said to me as she walked out of Westminster Abbey after I'd sweated blood on her 60th anniversary effort. But what did she mean by it

The forgotten PM from Canada  -  Sep 17, 2008
The Gazette (Montreal),This sad descriptive is said to have been bequeathed him by Herbert Henry Asquith the very day Bonar Law was interred at Westminster Abbey.

Actor thrilled to recreate Scottish history in TIFF closer 'Stone ...  -  Sep 12, 2008
The Canadian Press,The movie tells the true story of four Glasgow university students who broke into Westminster Abbey on Christmas Eve 1950 and successfully stole the stone

Second stone throws open a new debate with destiny  -  Sep 5, 2008
Scotsman,He made the claim just before Stone of Destiny, a film about the celebrated theft of the stone from Westminster Abbey by four Scottish students in 1950,

Tribute to 'few'  -  Sep 21, 2008
The Sun,Prince Charles was among the congregation at a thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey to mark the 68th anniversary of the victory for the men Winston

Posted By LARA BRADLEY, THE SUDBURY STAR  -  Sep 11, 2008
Sudbury Star,In 1296, England's Edward I had claimed Scotland's Stone of Scone as part of his spoils of war, placing it in Westminster Abbey. That's where it remained as

UNESCO threatens to blacklist London landmarks because of tall towers  -  Sep 8, 2008
Property Week News,...‘We issued a detailed response last year to Unesco on the threat to our world heritage site Westminster Abbey, noting that despite the very real danger tall

Stone of Destiny claim dismissed  -  Sep 6, 2008
Aberdeen Press and Journal,It was taken to Westminster Abbey by Edward I in 1296 but returned to Scotland 700 years later, in 1996, and placed in Edinburgh Castle.

London's historical landmarks on endangered list  -  Sep 9, 2008
The Move Channel,UNESCO, the United Nations' cultural agency, is considering placing famous London landmarks such as Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster on their

ARCHDIOCESE OF VANCOUVER  -  Sep 12, 2008
B.C. Catholic Newspaper,Mission's Westminster Abbey and its Seminary of Christ the King, which offers high school, a four-year university Bachelor of Arts program, and subsequent

The neglect of our heritage is shameful - to be told it by ...  -  Sep 11, 2008
guardian.co.uk,Britain's sites embrace Canterbury, Bath, Durham, Westminster Abbey, Hadrian's Wall, Stonehenge and more imaginative choices such as Liverpool's waterfront,

Caption Only  -  Sep 11, 2008
StarPhoenix,LITTLE MEN: Westminster Abbey Choristers walk back to school after a tour of the Abbey on Wednesday in London. WHEN IN ROME: A man dressed as a Roman

Score with scones (+ 4 recipes)  -  Sep 14, 2008
Stuff.co.nz,In 1296, England's King Edward 1 seized the Stone of Scone and moved it to Westminster Abbey. It wasn't until 1996 that it was restored to the people of

A big hand for the sound of silence  -  Sep 13, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,They did it at the memorial service for Alastair Cooke at Westminster Abbey four years ago, too. And I suppose it was at the Abbey that the fashion started,

Bad News for Britain  -  Sep 13, 2008
The Plank on TNR.com,Will the faithful be summoned to prayer from Westminster Abbey? Omar Bakri goes on to make an interesting distinction: "There are two types of terrorism,

Yankees Stadium sees last day  -  Sep 25, 2008
Danville Commercial News,Even if you’re not much of a sports fan, you know that’s about as insane as razing the Vatican, the Parthenon, Westminster Abbey, or some other amazing,

Canterbury gets £500000 repair  -  Sep 11, 2008
Building Design,Craftsmen from Leicester-based company Norman & Underwood will undertake the work, having already completed similar projects at Westminster Abbey and

Service: Battle of Britain  -  Sep 21, 2008
Times Online,...attended the 68th anniversary of the Battle of Britain service of thanksgiving and rededication held on Sunday, September 21, in Westminster Abbey.

Miroslav Havel  -  Sep 24, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,Others were produced for Westminster Abbey and for the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC. There were also massive crystal sports trophies, for example one for

Unesco condemns UK heritage record  -  Sep 8, 2008
Regen.net (subscription),The United Nations’ cultural body voiced alarm about the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Stonehenge, the historic centres of Bath and Edinburgh and a

Woe is me! Poet Laureate is suffering from writer's block and is ...  -  Sep 9, 2008
Daily Mail,I came up with a poem and had to go along to Westminster Abbey. It was read beautifully by Dame Judi Dench. 'Afterwards the Queen stopped me and said,

The Large Hadron Collider: End of the world, or God's own particle?  -  Sep 6, 2008
Independent,One of its experimental chambers is bigger than the nave of Westminster Abbey. The name for one of the types of particle that make up an atom.

Anglican Bishop of Durham, England  -  Sep 9, 2008
On Faith,He was named Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey in 2000, and consecrated bishop in 2003. He has written hundreds of articles and more than 40 books,

The Heart of Thomas Hardy  -  Sep 2, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,Dorset village of Stinsford, and the rest of his body went to Westminster Abbey, carried by pallbearers who included the Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.

Your dog may not be as old as you think  -  Sep 3, 2008
WTOP,An inscription at Westminster Abbey dating back to the 13th century claims dogs live for nine years and men 81, so a 1-year-old dog must be nine in dog

Great survivor launches book  -  Sep 23, 2008
ITV.com,...who lives in Wells, Somerset. The death of the last known First World War veteran will be marked by a national memorial service at Westminster Abbey.

Coping with a monster tree  -  Sep 23, 2008
Times Online,On his laptop he showed me before-and-after and one-year-after pictures of trees he has pruned, including several outside Westminster Abbey, and at Windsor

The Immortal Math of Dog Years  -  Aug 28, 2008
Wall Street Journal Blogs,...in the UK have longevity data by breed. This book has more information on the inscription at Westminster Abbey putting the human-dog lifespan ratio at nine.

London: What to see  -  Sep 4, 2008
CNNIn the shadow of Parliament is Westminster Abbey, used for the coronation and burial of British monarchs. Strolling through nearby St James's Park is the

Still as divisive as ever  -  Sep 5, 2008
Irish Times,Less than three years later, on January 26th, 1661, the embalmed body of this excellent personage was pulled from its grand tomb in Westminster Abbey,

THE UK CORNER: Black Britain and leadership  -  Sep 25, 2008
Eurweb.com,He received global, Press coverage in 2007 when he vocally protested during the service at Westminster Abbey held to commemorate the bicentenary of the 1807

AN AZ GUIDE TO THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL  -  Sep 25, 2008
Film Threat,...opens with Charles Martin Smith’s depiction of a quartet of lads repatriating the Coronation Stone from Westminster Abbey back home to Scotland in 1950.

Late travel deals: September 3  -  Sep 3, 2008
Times Online,01621 784666 The City Inn Westminster, close to the Thames, Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey, has rooms for two for two nights at weekends for

Gifted singing priests will keep their day jobs  -  Sep 12, 2008
Episcopal-Life,By Episcopal Life staff, September 12, 2008 [Episcopal Life] The steps of London's historic Westminster Abbey was the site where a gifted trio of Irish

Alison Carroll on Becoming Lara in stunning 720p HD exclusively here  -  Sep 10, 2008
Tomb Raider Chronicles,...across the UK and overseas as part of a team of twenty athletes, wowing Prince Charles when she appeared at a special event at Westminster Abbey.

Philip told Number 10 where to go: book  -  Sep 20, 2008
The Age,The funeral celebrations in Westminster Abbey were broadcast live and watched by millions of people worldwide. Boulton is among the most well-known

Australian teen choir to raise the red curtain  -  Sep 23, 2008
VietNamNet Bridge,...around the world including St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Abbey, St Peter’s Basilica, the Hanoi Opera House and Disneyland Los Angeles and Paris.

For those anaerobic meetings  -  Sep 4, 2008
You Don't Say,In one episode, as he walks toward Westminster Abbey for some state ceremony, he is waylaid by Princess Margaret, who drags him off to a pub,

Nineties Pinups countdown - Number 4  -  Aug 29, 2008
FemaleFirst.co.uk,He has a clear interest in music from an early age as he was head chorister of the school choir and of St. Margaret's Choir of Westminster Abbey,

Remembrance service: The Victoria Cross and George Cross Association  -  Sep 10, 2008
Times Online,KCVO, DL (receiver general, Westminster Abbey), Sir John and Lady Griffith Williams, Major Sir Michael Parker, KCVO, CBE, Corporal Willie Apiata, VC,

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