List of historical events at Windsor Castle
- List of historical events at Windsor Castle
Below are some of the important historical events which have occurred at Windsor Castle in the English county of Berkshire:
*1070 to 1086: Windsor Castle is first built by William I of England
*1127: Barons swear allegiance to the Empress Matilda
*1166: William the Lion does homage
*1193: Barons besiege Prince John
*1216: Barons besiege King John's men
*1263: Barons besiege Prince Edward
*1265: Henry III imprisons the Lord Mayor and forty citizens of London
*1312: King Edward III of England is born
*1348: The Most Noble Order of the Garter is founded
*1400: Conspirators attempt to murder of Henry IV during the Epiphany Rising
*1421: King Henry VI of England is born
*1471: Edward IV marches out to fight the Battle of Tewkesbury
*1506: Philip of Burgundy and Joanna of Castile visit after being shipwrecked on the Dorset coast
*1522: Emperor Charles V visits
*1563: Elizabeth I flees the plague in London
*1597: Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor is reputedly first performed
*1642: Parliamentary troops occupy the castle during the English Civil War and are briefly besieged by Prince Rupert
*1645: Cromwell's New Model Army is established
*1647: Charles I is imprisoned at the castle for two days and then for a month before being taken to Westminster for execution
*1681: Sir Samuel Morland demonstrates his new system of water supply
*1688: William of Orange visits for four days just before completing his march on London
*1809: George III is confined because of insanity
*1820: George III dies
*1939 to 1940: George VI and his family seek refuge from the London Blitz
*1992: the 1992 Windsor Castle fire
ee also
*For marriages and burials at the the castle, see St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
External links
* [http://www.berkshirehistory.com/articles/index.html Royal Berkshire History: Windsor Articles]
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