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2 giorni fa · 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 Castle, standing on the outcrop of chalk on which William I the Conqueror (reigned 1066–87) built the original fortress.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
4 giorni fa · It is a small stuccoed two-storied building in the 'cottage-ornée' style of the early 19th century. Over the entrance, which is on the south side, is inscribed A.R. 1831, and on the north where the ground rises above the level of the ground floor of the southern portion are two large rooms opening on to the garden.
1 giorno fa · Victoria's son, Edward VII, became the first monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1901. In 1917, the next monarch, George V, changed "Saxe-Coburg and Gotha" to "Windsor" in response to the anti-German sympathies aroused by the First World War.
2 giorni fa · 6. Notarial attestation by Robert Toneys and William Burbanke, that on 19 June 1522, in the chapel at Windsor, Charles V. and Henry VIII., about 12 o'clock noon, ratified the treaty offensive and defensive against France. At the close of the ceremony Te Deum was sung.
5 giorni fa · Henry VI (born December 6, 1421, Windsor, Berkshire, England—died May 21/22, 1471, London) was the king of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471. He was a pious and studious recluse whose incapacity for government was one of the causes of the Wars of the Roses.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 giorno fa · John, fifth son of Richard, Duke of York, was born at the Manor House of Neyte, in 1448; and Edward VI., in his first year, granted the "House of Neyte" to Sir Anthony Brown. Pepys mentions going to take his amusement in these "Neat gardens;" and, if we may believe the Domestic Intelligencer of August 5th, 1679, "the mother of Nell Gwyn fell into the water near this spot, by accident, and was ...
3 giorni fa · The Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, located in Windsor Castle, is the largest dolls’ house in the world. This intricate miniature masterpiece was completed in 1924 and is a marvel of craftsmanship and attention to detail. The famous Windsor Knot was named after the town.
