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56e8d4b899e8941900975eb9 | Westminster_Abbey | The first reports of the abbey are based on a late tradition claiming that a young fisherman called Aldrich on the River Thames saw a vision of Saint Peter near the site. This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the abbey received in later years. In the present era, the Fishmong... | Who supposedly had a vison of Saint Peter on the River Thames? | {
"text": [
"Aldrich"
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"answer_start": [
100
]
} |
56e8d4b899e8941900975eba | Westminster_Abbey | The first reports of the abbey are based on a late tradition claiming that a young fisherman called Aldrich on the River Thames saw a vision of Saint Peter near the site. This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the abbey received in later years. In the present era, the Fishmong... | Who first gifted salmon to the abbey? | {
"text": [
"Thames fishermen"
],
"answer_start": [
231
]
} |
56e8d4b899e8941900975ebb | Westminster_Abbey | The first reports of the abbey are based on a late tradition claiming that a young fisherman called Aldrich on the River Thames saw a vision of Saint Peter near the site. This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the abbey received in later years. In the present era, the Fishmong... | Who still gives salmon to the abbey today? | {
"text": [
"Fishmonger's Company"
],
"answer_start": [
312
]
} |
56e8d4b899e8941900975ebd | Westminster_Abbey | The first reports of the abbey are based on a late tradition claiming that a young fisherman called Aldrich on the River Thames saw a vision of Saint Peter near the site. This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the abbey received in later years. In the present era, the Fishmong... | When was the monk community installed? | {
"text": [
"960s or early 970s"
],
"answer_start": [
401
]
} |
56e8d58c0b45c0140094cd01 | Westminster_Abbey | Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death o... | Who rebuilt the abbey for a burial church? | {
"text": [
"King Edward the Confessor"
],
"answer_start": [
22
]
} |
56e8d58c0b45c0140094cd02 | Westminster_Abbey | Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death o... | What style was the church rebuilt in? | {
"text": [
"Romanesque"
],
"answer_start": [
177
]
} |
56e8d58c0b45c0140094cd03 | Westminster_Abbey | Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death o... | When was the building consecrated? | {
"text": [
"28 December 1065"
],
"answer_start": [
267
]
} |
56e8d58c0b45c0140094cd04 | Westminster_Abbey | Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death o... | When did King Edward the Confessor die? | {
"text": [
"5 January 1066"
],
"answer_start": [
322
]
} |
56e8d58c0b45c0140094cd05 | Westminster_Abbey | Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death o... | Who was the first documented coronation? | {
"text": [
"William the Conqueror"
],
"answer_start": [
555
]
} |
56e8d6da99e8941900975ec3 | Westminster_Abbey | The only extant depiction of Edward's abbey, together with the adjacent Palace of Westminster, is in the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the lower parts of the monastic dormitory, an extension of the South Transept, survive in the Norman undercroft of the Great School, including a door said to come from the previous Saxon abb... | Where is the only existant depiction of Edward's abbey? | {
"text": [
"Bayeux Tapestry"
],
"answer_start": [
105
]
} |
56e8d6da99e8941900975ec4 | Westminster_Abbey | The only extant depiction of Edward's abbey, together with the adjacent Palace of Westminster, is in the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the lower parts of the monastic dormitory, an extension of the South Transept, survive in the Norman undercroft of the Great School, including a door said to come from the previous Saxon abb... | What was the original size of Dunstan's original monk community? | {
"text": [
"a dozen"
],
"answer_start": [
382
]
} |
56e8d6da99e8941900975ec6 | Westminster_Abbey | The only extant depiction of Edward's abbey, together with the adjacent Palace of Westminster, is in the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the lower parts of the monastic dormitory, an extension of the South Transept, survive in the Norman undercroft of the Great School, including a door said to come from the previous Saxon abb... | How was the community able to increase? | {
"text": [
"endowments"
],
"answer_start": [
334
]
} |
56e8d6da99e8941900975ec7 | Westminster_Abbey | The only extant depiction of Edward's abbey, together with the adjacent Palace of Westminster, is in the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the lower parts of the monastic dormitory, an extension of the South Transept, survive in the Norman undercroft of the Great School, including a door said to come from the previous Saxon abb... | What is adjacent the abbey? | {
"text": [
"Palace of Westminster"
],
"answer_start": [
72
]
} |
56e8d85b0b45c0140094cd0b | Westminster_Abbey | The abbot and monks, in proximity to the royal Palace of Westminster, the seat of government from the later 12th century, became a powerful force in the centuries after the Norman Conquest. The abbot often was employed on royal service and in due course took his place in the House of Lords as of right. Released from th... | Who became a powerful force after the Norman Conquest? | {
"text": [
"The abbot and monks"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56e8d85b0b45c0140094cd0c | Westminster_Abbey | The abbot and monks, in proximity to the royal Palace of Westminster, the seat of government from the later 12th century, became a powerful force in the centuries after the Norman Conquest. The abbot often was employed on royal service and in due course took his place in the House of Lords as of right. Released from th... | The Palace of Westminster was the seat of what from the later 12th century? | {
"text": [
"government"
],
"answer_start": [
82
]
} |
56e8d85b0b45c0140094cd0d | Westminster_Abbey | The abbot and monks, in proximity to the royal Palace of Westminster, the seat of government from the later 12th century, became a powerful force in the centuries after the Norman Conquest. The abbot often was employed on royal service and in due course took his place in the House of Lords as of right. Released from th... | Who was employed on royal service? | {
"text": [
"The abbot"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56e8d85b0b45c0140094cd0e | Westminster_Abbey | The abbot and monks, in proximity to the royal Palace of Westminster, the seat of government from the later 12th century, became a powerful force in the centuries after the Norman Conquest. The abbot often was employed on royal service and in due course took his place in the House of Lords as of right. Released from th... | With what kind of life were the Benedictines allowed to identify? | {
"text": [
"secular"
],
"answer_start": [
608
]
} |
56e8d85b0b45c0140094cd0f | Westminster_Abbey | The abbot and monks, in proximity to the royal Palace of Westminster, the seat of government from the later 12th century, became a powerful force in the centuries after the Norman Conquest. The abbot often was employed on royal service and in due course took his place in the House of Lords as of right. Released from th... | To what movement was the task of spiritual leadership passed? | {
"text": [
"Cluniac"
],
"answer_start": [
384
]
} |
56e8d9ab99e8941900975ecd | Westminster_Abbey | The proximity of the Palace of Westminster did not extend to providing monks or abbots with high royal connections; in social origin the Benedictines of Westminster were as modest as most of the order. The abbot remained Lord of the Manor of Westminster as a town of two to three thousand persons grew around it: as a co... | What did the abbot remain as a town built around the abbey? | {
"text": [
"Lord of the Manor of Westminster"
],
"answer_start": [
221
]
} |
56e8d9ab99e8941900975ece | Westminster_Abbey | The proximity of the Palace of Westminster did not extend to providing monks or abbots with high royal connections; in social origin the Benedictines of Westminster were as modest as most of the order. The abbot remained Lord of the Manor of Westminster as a town of two to three thousand persons grew around it: as a co... | What did the monastery help fuel? | {
"text": [
"the town economy"
],
"answer_start": [
383
]
} |
56e8d9ab99e8941900975ecf | Westminster_Abbey | The proximity of the Palace of Westminster did not extend to providing monks or abbots with high royal connections; in social origin the Benedictines of Westminster were as modest as most of the order. The abbot remained Lord of the Manor of Westminster as a town of two to three thousand persons grew around it: as a co... | What did the abbey build on the west side? | {
"text": [
"shops and dwellings"
],
"answer_start": [
537
]
} |
56e8d9ab99e8941900975ed1 | Westminster_Abbey | The proximity of the Palace of Westminster did not extend to providing monks or abbots with high royal connections; in social origin the Benedictines of Westminster were as modest as most of the order. The abbot remained Lord of the Manor of Westminster as a town of two to three thousand persons grew around it: as a co... | What encroached upon the sanctuary? | {
"text": [
"shops and dwellings"
],
"answer_start": [
537
]
} |
56e8daed0b45c0140094cd17 | Westminster_Abbey | The abbey became the coronation site of Norman kings. None were buried there until Henry III, intensely devoted to the cult of the Confessor, rebuilt the abbey in Anglo-French Gothic style as a shrine to venerate King Edward the Confessor and as a suitably regal setting for Henry's own tomb, under the highest Gothic na... | What was the abbey to Norman kings? | {
"text": [
"coronation site"
],
"answer_start": [
21
]
} |
56e8daed0b45c0140094cd18 | Westminster_Abbey | The abbey became the coronation site of Norman kings. None were buried there until Henry III, intensely devoted to the cult of the Confessor, rebuilt the abbey in Anglo-French Gothic style as a shrine to venerate King Edward the Confessor and as a suitably regal setting for Henry's own tomb, under the highest Gothic na... | What architect continued work on the abbey? | {
"text": [
"Henry Yevele"
],
"answer_start": [
495
]
} |
56e8daed0b45c0140094cd19 | Westminster_Abbey | The abbey became the coronation site of Norman kings. None were buried there until Henry III, intensely devoted to the cult of the Confessor, rebuilt the abbey in Anglo-French Gothic style as a shrine to venerate King Edward the Confessor and as a suitably regal setting for Henry's own tomb, under the highest Gothic na... | Who was reigning when Henry Yevele finished his work on the abbey? | {
"text": [
"Richard II"
],
"answer_start": [
524
]
} |
56e8daed0b45c0140094cd1a | Westminster_Abbey | The abbey became the coronation site of Norman kings. None were buried there until Henry III, intensely devoted to the cult of the Confessor, rebuilt the abbey in Anglo-French Gothic style as a shrine to venerate King Edward the Confessor and as a suitably regal setting for Henry's own tomb, under the highest Gothic na... | What kind of pavement was commissioned for in front of the High Altar? | {
"text": [
"Cosmati"
],
"answer_start": [
571
]
} |
56e8daed0b45c0140094cd1b | Westminster_Abbey | The abbey became the coronation site of Norman kings. None were buried there until Henry III, intensely devoted to the cult of the Confessor, rebuilt the abbey in Anglo-French Gothic style as a shrine to venerate King Edward the Confessor and as a suitably regal setting for Henry's own tomb, under the highest Gothic na... | What played a large role in King Edward the Confessor's canonisation? | {
"text": [
"The Confessor's shrine"
],
"answer_start": [
335
]
} |
56e8dbaa99e8941900975ed7 | Westminster_Abbey | Henry VII added a Perpendicular style chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1503 (known as the Henry VII Chapel or the "Lady Chapel"). Much of the stone came from Caen, in France (Caen stone), the Isle of Portland (Portland stone) and the Loire Valley region of France (tuffeau limestone).[citation needed] | Who added a Perpendicular style chapel? | {
"text": [
"Henry VII"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56e8dbaa99e8941900975ed8 | Westminster_Abbey | Henry VII added a Perpendicular style chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1503 (known as the Henry VII Chapel or the "Lady Chapel"). Much of the stone came from Caen, in France (Caen stone), the Isle of Portland (Portland stone) and the Loire Valley region of France (tuffeau limestone).[citation needed] | Who was the Perpendicular style chapel dedicated to? | {
"text": [
"Blessed Virgin Mary"
],
"answer_start": [
62
]
} |
56e8dbaa99e8941900975ed9 | Westminster_Abbey | Henry VII added a Perpendicular style chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1503 (known as the Henry VII Chapel or the "Lady Chapel"). Much of the stone came from Caen, in France (Caen stone), the Isle of Portland (Portland stone) and the Loire Valley region of France (tuffeau limestone).[citation needed] | What part of France did the Caen stone come from? | {
"text": [
"Caen"
],
"answer_start": [
172
]
} |
56e8dbaa99e8941900975eda | Westminster_Abbey | Henry VII added a Perpendicular style chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1503 (known as the Henry VII Chapel or the "Lady Chapel"). Much of the stone came from Caen, in France (Caen stone), the Isle of Portland (Portland stone) and the Loire Valley region of France (tuffeau limestone).[citation needed] | Where did the Portland stone come from? | {
"text": [
"Isle of Portland"
],
"answer_start": [
206
]
} |
56e8dbaa99e8941900975edb | Westminster_Abbey | Henry VII added a Perpendicular style chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1503 (known as the Henry VII Chapel or the "Lady Chapel"). Much of the stone came from Caen, in France (Caen stone), the Isle of Portland (Portland stone) and the Loire Valley region of France (tuffeau limestone).[citation needed] | When was the Lady Chapel added? | {
"text": [
"1503"
],
"answer_start": [
85
]
} |
56e8dca40b45c0140094cd21 | Westminster_Abbey | In 1535, the abbey's annual income of £2400–2800[citation needed] (£1,310,000 to £1,530,000 as of 2016), during the assessment attendant on the Dissolution of the Monasteries rendered it second in wealth only to Glastonbury Abbey. | When was the abbey's annual income £2400–2800? | {
"text": [
"1535"
],
"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
56e8dca40b45c0140094cd22 | Westminster_Abbey | In 1535, the abbey's annual income of £2400–2800[citation needed] (£1,310,000 to £1,530,000 as of 2016), during the assessment attendant on the Dissolution of the Monasteries rendered it second in wealth only to Glastonbury Abbey. | What was the abbey's annual income as of 2016? | {
"text": [
"£1,310,000 to £1,530,000"
],
"answer_start": [
67
]
} |
56e8dca40b45c0140094cd23 | Westminster_Abbey | In 1535, the abbey's annual income of £2400–2800[citation needed] (£1,310,000 to £1,530,000 as of 2016), during the assessment attendant on the Dissolution of the Monasteries rendered it second in wealth only to Glastonbury Abbey. | To which other abbey was Westminster Abbey second in wealth? | {
"text": [
"Glastonbury Abbey"
],
"answer_start": [
212
]
} |
56e8dca40b45c0140094cd24 | Westminster_Abbey | In 1535, the abbey's annual income of £2400–2800[citation needed] (£1,310,000 to £1,530,000 as of 2016), during the assessment attendant on the Dissolution of the Monasteries rendered it second in wealth only to Glastonbury Abbey. | During what was the abbey made second in wealth? | {
"text": [
"the assessment attendant on the Dissolution of the Monasteries"
],
"answer_start": [
112
]
} |
56e8dd8c0b45c0140094cd29 | Westminster_Abbey | Henry VIII assumed direct royal control in 1539 and granted the abbey the status of a cathedral by charter in 1540, simultaneously issuing letters patent establishing the Diocese of Westminster. By granting the abbey cathedral status Henry VIII gained an excuse to spare it from the destruction or dissolution which he i... | When did Henry VIII take direct royal control? | {
"text": [
"1539"
],
"answer_start": [
43
]
} |
56e8dd8c0b45c0140094cd2a | Westminster_Abbey | Henry VIII assumed direct royal control in 1539 and granted the abbey the status of a cathedral by charter in 1540, simultaneously issuing letters patent establishing the Diocese of Westminster. By granting the abbey cathedral status Henry VIII gained an excuse to spare it from the destruction or dissolution which he i... | Who gave the abbey status of a cathedral in 1540? | {
"text": [
"Henry VIII"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56e8dd8c0b45c0140094cd2b | Westminster_Abbey | Henry VIII assumed direct royal control in 1539 and granted the abbey the status of a cathedral by charter in 1540, simultaneously issuing letters patent establishing the Diocese of Westminster. By granting the abbey cathedral status Henry VIII gained an excuse to spare it from the destruction or dissolution which he i... | What did the cathedral status save the abbey from? | {
"text": [
"destruction"
],
"answer_start": [
283
]
} |
56e8dd8c0b45c0140094cd2c | Westminster_Abbey | Henry VIII assumed direct royal control in 1539 and granted the abbey the status of a cathedral by charter in 1540, simultaneously issuing letters patent establishing the Diocese of Westminster. By granting the abbey cathedral status Henry VIII gained an excuse to spare it from the destruction or dissolution which he i... | What did changing the status of the abbey create? | {
"text": [
"the Diocese of Westminster"
],
"answer_start": [
167
]
} |
56e8de4b99e8941900975ee1 | Westminster_Abbey | Westminster diocese was dissolved in 1550, but the abbey was recognised (in 1552, retroactively to 1550) as a second cathedral of the Diocese of London until 1556. The already-old expression "robbing Peter to pay Paul" may have been given a new lease of life when money meant for the abbey, which is dedicated to Saint P... | When was Westminster Diocese dissolved? | {
"text": [
"1550"
],
"answer_start": [
37
]
} |
56e8de4b99e8941900975ee2 | Westminster_Abbey | Westminster diocese was dissolved in 1550, but the abbey was recognised (in 1552, retroactively to 1550) as a second cathedral of the Diocese of London until 1556. The already-old expression "robbing Peter to pay Paul" may have been given a new lease of life when money meant for the abbey, which is dedicated to Saint P... | The abbey was recognised as what until 1556? | {
"text": [
"a second cathedral of the Diocese of London"
],
"answer_start": [
108
]
} |
56e8de4b99e8941900975ee3 | Westminster_Abbey | Westminster diocese was dissolved in 1550, but the abbey was recognised (in 1552, retroactively to 1550) as a second cathedral of the Diocese of London until 1556. The already-old expression "robbing Peter to pay Paul" may have been given a new lease of life when money meant for the abbey, which is dedicated to Saint P... | Who is the abbey dedicated to? | {
"text": [
"Saint Peter"
],
"answer_start": [
313
]
} |
56e8df710b45c0140094cd31 | Westminster_Abbey | The abbey was restored to the Benedictines under the Catholic Mary I of England, but they were again ejected under Elizabeth I in 1559. In 1560, Elizabeth re-established Westminster as a "Royal Peculiar" – a church of the Church of England responsible directly to the Sovereign, rather than to a diocesan bishop – and ma... | The abbey was regiven to the Benedictines under whom? | {
"text": [
"Mary I of England"
],
"answer_start": [
62
]
} |
56e8df710b45c0140094cd32 | Westminster_Abbey | The abbey was restored to the Benedictines under the Catholic Mary I of England, but they were again ejected under Elizabeth I in 1559. In 1560, Elizabeth re-established Westminster as a "Royal Peculiar" – a church of the Church of England responsible directly to the Sovereign, rather than to a diocesan bishop – and ma... | Who ejected the Benedictines again in 1559? | {
"text": [
"Elizabeth I"
],
"answer_start": [
115
]
} |
56e8df710b45c0140094cd34 | Westminster_Abbey | The abbey was restored to the Benedictines under the Catholic Mary I of England, but they were again ejected under Elizabeth I in 1559. In 1560, Elizabeth re-established Westminster as a "Royal Peculiar" – a church of the Church of England responsible directly to the Sovereign, rather than to a diocesan bishop – and ma... | What was the new name of the abbey when Elizabeth I reestablished it? | {
"text": [
"Collegiate Church of St Peter"
],
"answer_start": [
330
]
} |
56e8df710b45c0140094cd35 | Westminster_Abbey | The abbey was restored to the Benedictines under the Catholic Mary I of England, but they were again ejected under Elizabeth I in 1559. In 1560, Elizabeth re-established Westminster as a "Royal Peculiar" – a church of the Church of England responsible directly to the Sovereign, rather than to a diocesan bishop – and ma... | Who was made the first dean of the new church? | {
"text": [
"The last of Mary's abbots"
],
"answer_start": [
448
]
} |
56e8e01299e8941900975ee9 | Westminster_Abbey | It suffered damage during the turbulent 1640s, when it was attacked by Puritan iconoclasts, but was again protected by its close ties to the state during the Commonwealth period. Oliver Cromwell was given an elaborate funeral there in 1658, only to be disinterred in January 1661 and posthumously hanged from a gibbet at... | When did the abbey suffer damage? | {
"text": [
"1640s"
],
"answer_start": [
40
]
} |
56e8e01299e8941900975eea | Westminster_Abbey | It suffered damage during the turbulent 1640s, when it was attacked by Puritan iconoclasts, but was again protected by its close ties to the state during the Commonwealth period. Oliver Cromwell was given an elaborate funeral there in 1658, only to be disinterred in January 1661 and posthumously hanged from a gibbet at... | Who attacked the abbey? | {
"text": [
"Puritan iconoclasts"
],
"answer_start": [
71
]
} |
56e8e01299e8941900975eeb | Westminster_Abbey | It suffered damage during the turbulent 1640s, when it was attacked by Puritan iconoclasts, but was again protected by its close ties to the state during the Commonwealth period. Oliver Cromwell was given an elaborate funeral there in 1658, only to be disinterred in January 1661 and posthumously hanged from a gibbet at... | What protected the abbey? | {
"text": [
"ties to the state during the Commonwealth"
],
"answer_start": [
129
]
} |
56e8e01299e8941900975eec | Westminster_Abbey | It suffered damage during the turbulent 1640s, when it was attacked by Puritan iconoclasts, but was again protected by its close ties to the state during the Commonwealth period. Oliver Cromwell was given an elaborate funeral there in 1658, only to be disinterred in January 1661 and posthumously hanged from a gibbet at... | Who had a fancy funeral at the abbey in 1658? | {
"text": [
"Oliver Cromwell"
],
"answer_start": [
179
]
} |
56e8e01299e8941900975eed | Westminster_Abbey | It suffered damage during the turbulent 1640s, when it was attacked by Puritan iconoclasts, but was again protected by its close ties to the state during the Commonwealth period. Oliver Cromwell was given an elaborate funeral there in 1658, only to be disinterred in January 1661 and posthumously hanged from a gibbet at... | When was Oliver Cromwell disinterred? | {
"text": [
"January 1661"
],
"answer_start": [
267
]
} |
56e8e4930b45c0140094cd3b | Westminster_Abbey | The abbey's two western towers were built between 1722 and 1745 by Nicholas Hawksmoor, constructed from Portland stone to an early example of a Gothic Revival design. Purbeck marble was used for the walls and the floors of Westminster Abbey, even though the various tombstones are made of different types of marble. Furt... | When were the western towers built? | {
"text": [
"between 1722 and 1745"
],
"answer_start": [
42
]
} |
56e8e4930b45c0140094cd3c | Westminster_Abbey | The abbey's two western towers were built between 1722 and 1745 by Nicholas Hawksmoor, constructed from Portland stone to an early example of a Gothic Revival design. Purbeck marble was used for the walls and the floors of Westminster Abbey, even though the various tombstones are made of different types of marble. Furt... | Who built the western towers of the abbey? | {
"text": [
"Nicholas Hawksmoor"
],
"answer_start": [
67
]
} |
56e8e4930b45c0140094cd3d | Westminster_Abbey | The abbey's two western towers were built between 1722 and 1745 by Nicholas Hawksmoor, constructed from Portland stone to an early example of a Gothic Revival design. Purbeck marble was used for the walls and the floors of Westminster Abbey, even though the various tombstones are made of different types of marble. Furt... | What kind of marble was used for the walls and floors of the abbey? | {
"text": [
"Purbeck"
],
"answer_start": [
167
]
} |
56e8e4930b45c0140094cd3e | Westminster_Abbey | The abbey's two western towers were built between 1722 and 1745 by Nicholas Hawksmoor, constructed from Portland stone to an early example of a Gothic Revival design. Purbeck marble was used for the walls and the floors of Westminster Abbey, even though the various tombstones are made of different types of marble. Furt... | Under whom did the 19th century rebulding occur? | {
"text": [
"Sir George Gilbert Scott"
],
"answer_start": [
386
]
} |
56e8e4930b45c0140094cd3f | Westminster_Abbey | The abbey's two western towers were built between 1722 and 1745 by Nicholas Hawksmoor, constructed from Portland stone to an early example of a Gothic Revival design. Purbeck marble was used for the walls and the floors of Westminster Abbey, even though the various tombstones are made of different types of marble. Furt... | What were the two western towers built from? | {
"text": [
"Portland stone"
],
"answer_start": [
104
]
} |
56e8e5520b45c0140094cd45 | Westminster_Abbey | A narthex (a portico or entrance hall) for the west front was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in the mid-20th century but was not built. Images of the abbey prior to the construction of the towers are scarce, though the abbey's official website states that the building was without towers following Yevele's renovation, wi... | What was designed for the west front of the abbey but not built? | {
"text": [
"A narthex"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56e8e5520b45c0140094cd47 | Westminster_Abbey | A narthex (a portico or entrance hall) for the west front was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in the mid-20th century but was not built. Images of the abbey prior to the construction of the towers are scarce, though the abbey's official website states that the building was without towers following Yevele's renovation, wi... | When was the narthex designed? | {
"text": [
"mid-20th century"
],
"answer_start": [
99
]
} |
56e8e5520b45c0140094cd48 | Westminster_Abbey | A narthex (a portico or entrance hall) for the west front was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in the mid-20th century but was not built. Images of the abbey prior to the construction of the towers are scarce, though the abbey's official website states that the building was without towers following Yevele's renovation, wi... | The abbey was without towers following the renovation by whom? | {
"text": [
"Yevele"
],
"answer_start": [
297
]
} |
56e8e69d0b45c0140094cd4d | Westminster_Abbey | Until the 19th century, Westminster was the third seat of learning in England, after Oxford and Cambridge. It was here that the first third of the King James Bible Old Testament and the last half of the New Testament were translated. The New English Bible was also put together here in the 20th century. Westminster suff... | Westminster Abbey was the third highest place of learning after which two places? | {
"text": [
"Oxford and Cambridge"
],
"answer_start": [
85
]
} |
56e8e69d0b45c0140094cd4e | Westminster_Abbey | Until the 19th century, Westminster was the third seat of learning in England, after Oxford and Cambridge. It was here that the first third of the King James Bible Old Testament and the last half of the New Testament were translated. The New English Bible was also put together here in the 20th century. Westminster suff... | The first third of what was translated at the abbey? | {
"text": [
"King James Bible Old Testament"
],
"answer_start": [
147
]
} |
56e8e69d0b45c0140094cd4f | Westminster_Abbey | Until the 19th century, Westminster was the third seat of learning in England, after Oxford and Cambridge. It was here that the first third of the King James Bible Old Testament and the last half of the New Testament were translated. The New English Bible was also put together here in the 20th century. Westminster suff... | The last half of what was also translated at the abbey? | {
"text": [
"New Testament"
],
"answer_start": [
203
]
} |
56e8e69d0b45c0140094cd50 | Westminster_Abbey | Until the 19th century, Westminster was the third seat of learning in England, after Oxford and Cambridge. It was here that the first third of the King James Bible Old Testament and the last half of the New Testament were translated. The New English Bible was also put together here in the 20th century. Westminster suff... | The New English Bible was composed at the abbey during what time? | {
"text": [
"20th century"
],
"answer_start": [
290
]
} |
56e8e69d0b45c0140094cd51 | Westminster_Abbey | Until the 19th century, Westminster was the third seat of learning in England, after Oxford and Cambridge. It was here that the first third of the King James Bible Old Testament and the last half of the New Testament were translated. The New English Bible was also put together here in the 20th century. Westminster suff... | Westminster Abbey suffered damage during what on 15 November 1940? | {
"text": [
"the Blitz"
],
"answer_start": [
345
]
} |
56e8e77a99e8941900975ef5 | Westminster_Abbey | In the 1990s two icons by the Russian icon painter Sergei Fyodorov were hung in the abbey. On 6 September 1997 the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, was held at the Abbey. On 17 September 2010 Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope to set foot in the abbey. | Who painted the icons hung in the abbey in the 1990s? | {
"text": [
"Sergei Fyodorov"
],
"answer_start": [
51
]
} |
56e8e77a99e8941900975ef6 | Westminster_Abbey | In the 1990s two icons by the Russian icon painter Sergei Fyodorov were hung in the abbey. On 6 September 1997 the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, was held at the Abbey. On 17 September 2010 Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope to set foot in the abbey. | What was held at the abbey on 6 September 1997? | {
"text": [
"funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales"
],
"answer_start": [
115
]
} |
56e8e77a99e8941900975ef7 | Westminster_Abbey | In the 1990s two icons by the Russian icon painter Sergei Fyodorov were hung in the abbey. On 6 September 1997 the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, was held at the Abbey. On 17 September 2010 Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope to set foot in the abbey. | Who was the first pope to set foot in the abbey? | {
"text": [
"Pope Benedict XVI"
],
"answer_start": [
196
]
} |
56e8e77a99e8941900975ef8 | Westminster_Abbey | In the 1990s two icons by the Russian icon painter Sergei Fyodorov were hung in the abbey. On 6 September 1997 the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, was held at the Abbey. On 17 September 2010 Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope to set foot in the abbey. | On what date did the first pope set foot in the abbey? | {
"text": [
"17 September 2010"
],
"answer_start": [
178
]
} |
56e8e77a99e8941900975ef9 | Westminster_Abbey | In the 1990s two icons by the Russian icon painter Sergei Fyodorov were hung in the abbey. On 6 September 1997 the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, was held at the Abbey. On 17 September 2010 Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope to set foot in the abbey. | What nationality was Sergei Fyodorov? | {
"text": [
"Russian"
],
"answer_start": [
30
]
} |
56e8e8bf0b45c0140094cd57 | Westminster_Abbey | Since the coronations in 1066 of both King Harold and William the Conqueror, coronations of English and British monarchs were held in the abbey. In 1216, Henry III was unable to be crowned in London when he first came to the throne, because the French prince Louis had taken control of the city, and so the king was crow... | Where was Henry III crowned? | {
"text": [
"Gloucester Cathedral"
],
"answer_start": [
327
]
} |
56e8e8bf0b45c0140094cd58 | Westminster_Abbey | Since the coronations in 1066 of both King Harold and William the Conqueror, coronations of English and British monarchs were held in the abbey. In 1216, Henry III was unable to be crowned in London when he first came to the throne, because the French prince Louis had taken control of the city, and so the king was crow... | When was Henry III crowned? | {
"text": [
"1216"
],
"answer_start": [
148
]
} |
56e8e8bf0b45c0140094cd59 | Westminster_Abbey | Since the coronations in 1066 of both King Harold and William the Conqueror, coronations of English and British monarchs were held in the abbey. In 1216, Henry III was unable to be crowned in London when he first came to the throne, because the French prince Louis had taken control of the city, and so the king was crow... | Who had taken control of London when Henry III was to be crowned? | {
"text": [
"French prince Louis"
],
"answer_start": [
245
]
} |
56e8e8bf0b45c0140094cd5a | Westminster_Abbey | Since the coronations in 1066 of both King Harold and William the Conqueror, coronations of English and British monarchs were held in the abbey. In 1216, Henry III was unable to be crowned in London when he first came to the throne, because the French prince Louis had taken control of the city, and so the king was crow... | Who deemed Henry III's coronation to be improper? | {
"text": [
"the Pope"
],
"answer_start": [
379
]
} |
56e8e8bf0b45c0140094cd5b | Westminster_Abbey | Since the coronations in 1066 of both King Harold and William the Conqueror, coronations of English and British monarchs were held in the abbey. In 1216, Henry III was unable to be crowned in London when he first came to the throne, because the French prince Louis had taken control of the city, and so the king was crow... | Who is the usual cleric for coronation ceremonies? | {
"text": [
"The Archbishop of Canterbury"
],
"answer_start": [
467
]
} |
56e8e97d99e8941900975eff | Westminster_Abbey | King Edward's Chair (or St Edward's Chair), the throne on which English and British sovereigns have been seated at the moment of coronation, is housed within the abbey and has been used at every coronation since 1308. From 1301 to 1996 (except for a short time in 1950 when it was temporarily stolen by Scottish national... | What is the name of the throne used for coronation? | {
"text": [
"King Edward's Chair"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56e8e97d99e8941900975f00 | Westminster_Abbey | King Edward's Chair (or St Edward's Chair), the throne on which English and British sovereigns have been seated at the moment of coronation, is housed within the abbey and has been used at every coronation since 1308. From 1301 to 1996 (except for a short time in 1950 when it was temporarily stolen by Scottish national... | What is another name for King Edward's Chair? | {
"text": [
"St Edward's Chair"
],
"answer_start": [
24
]
} |
56e8e97d99e8941900975f01 | Westminster_Abbey | King Edward's Chair (or St Edward's Chair), the throne on which English and British sovereigns have been seated at the moment of coronation, is housed within the abbey and has been used at every coronation since 1308. From 1301 to 1996 (except for a short time in 1950 when it was temporarily stolen by Scottish national... | Upon what are kings of Scots coronated? | {
"text": [
"the Stone of Scone"
],
"answer_start": [
349
]
} |
56e8e97d99e8941900975f03 | Westminster_Abbey | King Edward's Chair (or St Edward's Chair), the throne on which English and British sovereigns have been seated at the moment of coronation, is housed within the abbey and has been used at every coronation since 1308. From 1301 to 1996 (except for a short time in 1950 when it was temporarily stolen by Scottish national... | Who had stolen the Stone of Scone? | {
"text": [
"Scottish nationalists"
],
"answer_start": [
303
]
} |
56e8ea980b45c0140094cd61 | Westminster_Abbey | Westminster Abbey is a collegiate church governed by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, as established by Royal charter of Queen Elizabeth I in 1560, which created it as the Collegiate Church of St Peter Westminster and a Royal Peculiar under the personal jurisdiction of the Sovereign. The members of the Chapter are ... | What kind of church is Westminster Abbey? | {
"text": [
"collegiate church"
],
"answer_start": [
23
]
} |
56e8ea980b45c0140094cd62 | Westminster_Abbey | Westminster Abbey is a collegiate church governed by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, as established by Royal charter of Queen Elizabeth I in 1560, which created it as the Collegiate Church of St Peter Westminster and a Royal Peculiar under the personal jurisdiction of the Sovereign. The members of the Chapter are ... | Who created Westminster Abbey as the Collegiate Church of St Peter Westminster? | {
"text": [
"Queen Elizabeth I"
],
"answer_start": [
125
]
} |
56e8ea980b45c0140094cd63 | Westminster_Abbey | Westminster Abbey is a collegiate church governed by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, as established by Royal charter of Queen Elizabeth I in 1560, which created it as the Collegiate Church of St Peter Westminster and a Royal Peculiar under the personal jurisdiction of the Sovereign. The members of the Chapter are ... | Who governs the church? | {
"text": [
"the Dean and Chapter of Westminster"
],
"answer_start": [
53
]
} |
56e8ea980b45c0140094cd64 | Westminster_Abbey | Westminster Abbey is a collegiate church governed by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, as established by Royal charter of Queen Elizabeth I in 1560, which created it as the Collegiate Church of St Peter Westminster and a Royal Peculiar under the personal jurisdiction of the Sovereign. The members of the Chapter are ... | Who are the members of the chapter of Westminster? | {
"text": [
"the Dean and four canons residentiary"
],
"answer_start": [
320
]
} |
56e8ea980b45c0140094cd65 | Westminster_Abbey | Westminster Abbey is a collegiate church governed by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, as established by Royal charter of Queen Elizabeth I in 1560, which created it as the Collegiate Church of St Peter Westminster and a Royal Peculiar under the personal jurisdiction of the Sovereign. The members of the Chapter are ... | Who assist the chapter of Westminster? | {
"text": [
"the Receiver General and Chapter Clerk"
],
"answer_start": [
371
]
} |
56e8ebd40b45c0140094cd6b | Westminster_Abbey | In addition to the Dean and canons, there are at present two full-time minor canons, one is precentor, and the other is sacrist. The office of Priest Vicar was created in the 1970s for those who assist the minor canons. Together with the clergy and Receiver General and Chapter Clerk, various lay officers constitute the... | How many lay vicars are there? | {
"text": [
"12"
],
"answer_start": [
564
]
} |
56e8ebd40b45c0140094cd6c | Westminster_Abbey | In addition to the Dean and canons, there are at present two full-time minor canons, one is precentor, and the other is sacrist. The office of Priest Vicar was created in the 1970s for those who assist the minor canons. Together with the clergy and Receiver General and Chapter Clerk, various lay officers constitute the... | How many choristers are there at the abbey? | {
"text": [
"10"
],
"answer_start": [
579
]
} |
56e8ebd40b45c0140094cd6e | Westminster_Abbey | In addition to the Dean and canons, there are at present two full-time minor canons, one is precentor, and the other is sacrist. The office of Priest Vicar was created in the 1970s for those who assist the minor canons. Together with the clergy and Receiver General and Chapter Clerk, various lay officers constitute the... | When was the office of Priest Vicar created? | {
"text": [
"1970s"
],
"answer_start": [
175
]
} |
56e8ed4f0b45c0140094cd75 | Westminster_Abbey | Henry III rebuilt the abbey in honour of a royal saint, Edward the Confessor, whose relics were placed in a shrine in the sanctuary. Henry III himself was interred nearby, as were many of the Plantagenet kings of England, their wives and other relatives. Until the death of George II of Great Britain in 1760, most kings... | Henry III rebuilt the abbey in honour of whom? | {
"text": [
"Edward the Confessor"
],
"answer_start": [
56
]
} |
56e8ed4f0b45c0140094cd76 | Westminster_Abbey | Henry III rebuilt the abbey in honour of a royal saint, Edward the Confessor, whose relics were placed in a shrine in the sanctuary. Henry III himself was interred nearby, as were many of the Plantagenet kings of England, their wives and other relatives. Until the death of George II of Great Britain in 1760, most kings... | When did George II of Great Britain die? | {
"text": [
"1760"
],
"answer_start": [
304
]
} |
56e8ed4f0b45c0140094cd77 | Westminster_Abbey | Henry III rebuilt the abbey in honour of a royal saint, Edward the Confessor, whose relics were placed in a shrine in the sanctuary. Henry III himself was interred nearby, as were many of the Plantagenet kings of England, their wives and other relatives. Until the death of George II of Great Britain in 1760, most kings... | Who was Edward the Confessor? | {
"text": [
"a royal saint"
],
"answer_start": [
41
]
} |
56e8ed4f0b45c0140094cd78 | Westminster_Abbey | Henry III rebuilt the abbey in honour of a royal saint, Edward the Confessor, whose relics were placed in a shrine in the sanctuary. Henry III himself was interred nearby, as were many of the Plantagenet kings of England, their wives and other relatives. Until the death of George II of Great Britain in 1760, most kings... | Where was Henry VI buried? | {
"text": [
"St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle"
],
"answer_start": [
452
]
} |
56e8ed4f0b45c0140094cd79 | Westminster_Abbey | Henry III rebuilt the abbey in honour of a royal saint, Edward the Confessor, whose relics were placed in a shrine in the sanctuary. Henry III himself was interred nearby, as were many of the Plantagenet kings of England, their wives and other relatives. Until the death of George II of Great Britain in 1760, most kings... | Where was Richard III buried? | {
"text": [
"Leicester Cathedral"
],
"answer_start": [
542
]
} |
56e8ee3299e8941900975f09 | Westminster_Abbey | From the Middle Ages, aristocrats were buried inside chapels, while monks and other people associated with the abbey were buried in the cloisters and other areas. One of these was Geoffrey Chaucer, who was buried here as he had apartments in the abbey where he was employed as master of the King's Works. Other poets, wr... | Where were aristocrats buried from the Middle Ages? | {
"text": [
"inside chapels"
],
"answer_start": [
46
]
} |
56e8ee3299e8941900975f0a | Westminster_Abbey | From the Middle Ages, aristocrats were buried inside chapels, while monks and other people associated with the abbey were buried in the cloisters and other areas. One of these was Geoffrey Chaucer, who was buried here as he had apartments in the abbey where he was employed as master of the King's Works. Other poets, wr... | Geoffrey Chaucer was employed as what? | {
"text": [
"master of the King's Works"
],
"answer_start": [
277
]
} |
56e8ee3299e8941900975f0c | Westminster_Abbey | From the Middle Ages, aristocrats were buried inside chapels, while monks and other people associated with the abbey were buried in the cloisters and other areas. One of these was Geoffrey Chaucer, who was buried here as he had apartments in the abbey where he was employed as master of the King's Works. Other poets, wr... | Henry Purcell was buried where? | {
"text": [
"in the abbey"
],
"answer_start": [
239
]
} |
56e8f03d0b45c0140094cd7f | Westminster_Abbey | Subsequently, it became one of Britain's most significant honours to be buried or commemorated in the abbey. The practice of burying national figures in the abbey began under Oliver Cromwell with the burial of Admiral Robert Blake in 1657. The practice spread to include generals, admirals, politicians, doctors and scie... | Oliver Cromwell began buring national figures in the abbey starting with whom? | {
"text": [
"Admiral Robert Blake"
],
"answer_start": [
210
]
} |
56e8f03d0b45c0140094cd80 | Westminster_Abbey | Subsequently, it became one of Britain's most significant honours to be buried or commemorated in the abbey. The practice of burying national figures in the abbey began under Oliver Cromwell with the burial of Admiral Robert Blake in 1657. The practice spread to include generals, admirals, politicians, doctors and scie... | Who was buried in the abbey on 4 April 1727? | {
"text": [
"Isaac Newton"
],
"answer_start": [
335
]
} |
56e8f03d0b45c0140094cd81 | Westminster_Abbey | Subsequently, it became one of Britain's most significant honours to be buried or commemorated in the abbey. The practice of burying national figures in the abbey began under Oliver Cromwell with the burial of Admiral Robert Blake in 1657. The practice spread to include generals, admirals, politicians, doctors and scie... | Who was buried in the abbey on 26 April 1882? | {
"text": [
"Charles Darwin"
],
"answer_start": [
377
]
} |
56e8f03d0b45c0140094cd82 | Westminster_Abbey | Subsequently, it became one of Britain's most significant honours to be buried or commemorated in the abbey. The practice of burying national figures in the abbey began under Oliver Cromwell with the burial of Admiral Robert Blake in 1657. The practice spread to include generals, admirals, politicians, doctors and scie... | Who was buried in the abbey on 3 August 1833? | {
"text": [
"William Wilberforce"
],
"answer_start": [
427
]
} |
56e8f03d0b45c0140094cd83 | Westminster_Abbey | Subsequently, it became one of Britain's most significant honours to be buried or commemorated in the abbey. The practice of burying national figures in the abbey began under Oliver Cromwell with the burial of Admiral Robert Blake in 1657. The practice spread to include generals, admirals, politicians, doctors and scie... | Who was buried next to William Wilberforce? | {
"text": [
"William Pitt"
],
"answer_start": [
649
]
} |
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