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Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Discover the Miraculous Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle is said to be the largest occupied castles around just now & the oldest in continuous inhabitation (around 900 years). It’s one of the Queen’s 3 royal homes, and is repeatedly beloved to be easily her most adored home. The Royal Standard soars over the Round Tower of Windsor Castle on every occasion Queen Elizabeth is in palace - though, at other occasions, the Union Jack flag flies as normal.

Samuel Pepys once stated the Castle to be “the single most adored castle around.” That was alleged in 1666, and the same is true today. The England tourist board, the online home of tourism in England has plenty of useful travel information.

Windsor Castle Moving History:

The origins of Windsor lies in the beginning of the seventh century Saxon village of Windlesora, where the present day community of Old Windsor can be found. The settlement of Windsor is generally well-known as the “New Windsor” - the phrase “new” being taken in a relative way!

Windsor Castle was first constructed by the illustrious William the Conqueror, following his hit of England in 1066. The original structure was put up from lumber with ground walls. Palace held an obvious tactical position on a tall mound above the River Thames, and was a division of a circle of fortresses in the region London, with the Tower of London, one whole days march away, at its core.

The Palace was then later remade in stone, and rose in value over the subsequent years. More recently Henry 2nd put up the Round Tower and the original stone outer wall. After the English Civil War, the Castle’s principal function became that of a royal house. The Castle has stayed mainly untouched since the start of the 19th century, apart from the restoration work right after the fire.

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