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Visiting Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world and one of the official residences of Her Majesty The Queen. It encapsulates 900 years of British history.
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Virtual tour of Windsor Castle
To get an idea of what it might feel like to stand in a room at Windsor Castle with these 360 degree panoramas.
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Go inside Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House
Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House is the largest, most beautiful, and most famous dolls’ house in the world.
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Van Dyck Slideshow
Watch a slideshow of paintings by Anthony van Dyck
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Key Figures in the history of Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle has been influenced by numerous historical figures throughout its history. Read more about their lives...
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William the Conqueror
William was duke of Normandy and, as William I, the first Norman king of England. He defeated and killed the last Anglo-Saxon king of England at the Battle of Hastings.
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Edward III
Edward was king of England for 50 years. His reign saw the beginning of the Hundred Years War against France.
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Charles I
Charles I was king of England, Scotland and Ireland, whose conflicts with parliament led to civil war and his eventual execution.
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Oliver Cromwell
English soldier and statesman who helped make England a republic and then ruled as lord protector from 1653 to 1658.
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Charles II
Charles II was king of England, Scotland and Ireland, whose restoration to the throne in 1660 marked the end of republican rule in England.
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George III
George III was the third Hanoverian king of Great Britain. During his reign, Britain lost its American colonies but emerged as a leading power in Europe. He suffered from recurrent fits of madness and after 1810, his son acted as regent.
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George IV
Famous for his dissolute lifestyle and his Royal Pavilion in Brighton, George became prince regent in 1811 and king in 1820.
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Victoria
Victoria was the longest reigning British monarch and the figurehead of a vast empire. She oversaw huge changes in British society and gave her name to an age.
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George V
George V embodied diligence and duty and sought to represent his subjects, rather than define government policy, as his predecessors Victoria and Edward had.
Find out more about George V
Credits
- Production Manager
- Marian Lacey
- Presenter
- Fiona Bruce
- Director
- Ian Leese
- Producer
- Ian Leese
- Executive Producer
- Basil Comely
