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30 mag 2024 · Windsor, town and urban area (from 2011 built-up area), Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, historic county of Berkshire, southeastern England. Windsor is situated on the south bank of the River Thames opposite Eton and lies to the west of London. The modern town is dominated by Windsor.
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28 mag 2024 · Windsor and Maidenhead, royal borough and unitary authority, geographic county of Berkshire, southern England, located about 30 miles (48 km) west of central London. Most of the unitary authority lies in the historic county of Berkshire, but it includes areas north of the River Thames that belong.
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4 giorni fa · Berkshire, geographic and ceremonial county of southern England. The geographic county occupies the valleys of the middle Thames and its tributary, the Kennet, immediately to the west of London. It is divided into six unitary authorities: Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor.
27 mag 2024 · For over 950 years, Windsor Castle has stood as a powerful symbol of the British monarchy, a fortress that has weathered war and rebellion, hosted diplomatic gatherings that shaped the course of history, and served as the beloved home of generations of kings and queens.
4 giorni fa · THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR. Windsores, Vuindesor (xi cent.); Nova Windleshora (xii cent.); Windeshores, Windesorum, Windesores (xiii cent.); Windsoure, Windsore (xiv–xvii cent.). The parish of Windsor, more properly called New Windsor, has an area of 2,559 acres, of which 59 are covered by water.
4 giorni fa · Windsor Castle is placed upon the top of a steep chalk cliff which rises almost abruptly from the south bank of the Thames opposite Eton to a height of 100 ft. The site is protected by easily defended slopes on the east and south, and has another slope towards the west forming part of the castle area.
4 giorni fa · The invasion of England by Louis of France on 21 May 1216 was followed by the siege of Windsor Castle, which was held for the king by Fawkes de Breauté, a Norman adventurer, and one of the chief of John's evil counsellors, who filled the castle with a strong garrison of foreign mercenaries.
