Discover the Magnificent Windsor Castle
18/06/2008 15:55
on: Safaris + Travel
Windsor Castle is understood to be the biggest inhabited castles in the world and the eldest in continuous inhabitation (about 900 years). It is 1 of Queen Elizabeth’s 3 royal residences, & is tine and time again thought to be her most liked home. The Royal Standard flies over the Round Tower of Windsor Castle each and every time the Queen is in palace - nevertheless, at alternative occasions, the Union Jack banner flies as normal. If you are travelling to England then why not visit Windsor Castle, with Enjoy England.
Samuel Pepys once proclaimed Windsor Castle to be “the single most romantic castle on the planet.” That was stated in 1666, & the comparable is true today.
Windsor Castle Long History:
The beginning of Windsor were in the early seventh century Saxon hamlet of Windlesora, where the current day community of Old Windsor is situated. The settlement of Windsor is properly identified as “New Windsor” - the phrase “new” being referenced in a loose sense!
Windsor Castle was first erected by the renowned William the Conqueror, owing to his hit of England in ten-sixty-six. The original structure was erected from wood with sol defences. The Castle held a clear strategic position on a big mound overlooking the River Thames, & was one part of an assortment of fortresses surrounding the Capital, with the Tower of London, one whole days walk away, at its middle.
The Palace was later on remade in rock, and grew in importance over the years. In recent times Henry II put up the Round Tower and the original stone outer wall. Following the English Civil War, the Castle’s principal function became that of a royal home. Windsor Castle has remained essentially unaffected from the start of the nineteenth century, apart from the reconstruction job that followed the recent fire.











