The young assault team gave up trying to scale the castle walls and resorted to roly- polys instead! Windsor Castle and High Street, Berkshire, England.
Commentary.
World famous due to its Royal connections the original Windsor was two miles to the south and is still called Old Windsor.
Royal interest started even earlier and further south.
As early as the 8th. century monarchs and their entourage
favoured the grassy plains and woodland as hunting rounds, part of which now is known as Windsor Great Park.
As with many English castles a wooden Motte and Bailey fortress pre-dated the present castle in 1070 by command of William the Conqueror.
Not until the 12th. century did “New” Windsor start to take shape.
Windsor benefitted financially from Royal connections by being a “demesne” of the Crown,” a “free borough,” having a “merchant guild” and various charters that meant less tax being demanded of the town.
Not till the 15th. century was the magnificent St. George’s Chapel re-built.
The present buildings mostly developed in the 19th. century.
Many so-called English castles are essentially stately homes
with battlements, moats and drawbridges to add authenticity.
They never were intended as key military defences, just expensive, elegant homes of the landed gentry.
Their walls were never built to exclude attackers.
One could climb through the windows!
However, in this image, the walls seem impenetrable,
but then we see a clock-tower!
Within its walls it has been one of several Royal homes
for a long time, nay, a Palace!
It dominates the landscape within the town and for miles around.
It has become more of a grand European Palace and combines Royal finery with a neo-medieval castle guise.
Simply, it is the largest and one of the finest occupied castles/palaces in the world.
Windsor, a splendid town with a long and fascinating history.
The young assault team gave up trying to scale the castle walls and resorted to roly- polys instead! Windsor Castle and High Street, Berkshire, England.
Commentary.
World famous due to its Royal connections the original Windsor was two miles to the south and is still called Old Windsor.
Royal interest started even earlier and further south.
As early as the 8th. century monarchs and their entourage
favoured the grassy plains and woodland as hunting rounds, part of which now is known as Windsor Great Park.
As with many English castles a wooden Motte and Bailey fortress pre-dated the present castle in 1070 by command of William the Conqueror.
Not until the 12th. century did “New” Windsor start to take shape.
Windsor benefitted financially from Royal connections by being a “demesne” of the Crown,” a “free borough,” having a “merchant guild” and various charters that meant less tax being demanded of the town.
Not till the 15th. century was the magnificent St. George’s Chapel re-built.
The present buildings mostly developed in the 19th. century.
Many so-called English castles are essentially stately homes
with battlements, moats and drawbridges to add authenticity.
They never were intended as key military defences, just expensive, elegant homes of the landed gentry.
Their walls were never built to exclude attackers.
One could climb through the windows!
However, in this image, the walls seem impenetrable,
but then we see a clock-tower!
Within its walls it has been one of several Royal homes
for a long time, nay, a Palace!
It dominates the landscape within the town and for miles around.
It has become more of a grand European Palace and combines Royal finery with a neo-medieval castle guise.
Simply, it is the largest and one of the finest occupied castles/palaces in the world.
Windsor, a splendid town with a long and fascinating history.