Book Title: The history of the abbey church of St. Peter's Westminster, : its antiquities and monuments.

Author: Combe, William, 1742-1823

Image Title: George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, Westminster Abbey

Description: Portrait of the tomb of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, which is found in Westminster Abbey. George Villiers (1592-1628) was an English courtier and statesman during the reign of King James I (1566-1625), to whom he was a close confidant and perhaps lover. Founded in 960 CE, Westminster Abbey is a large Gothic-styled church in England that has been the traditional site for English and, later, British coronation.

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