The Jennings daily record., 1902-06-25
THE STORY OF WINDSOR
An English Castle Since the Norman
COnQuest.

Conquest.
Those of us who have passed pleas
ant hours wandering roundabout
Windsor Castle are very vividly re-
minded of it by the sad ceremonies
performed there recently. The history |
of Windsor Castle is the history OIL
England since the Norman Conquest. |
Edward the Confessor granted the
site of the castle and the town to the
Abbot of Westminster. but William
the Connueror was so struck with the
beauty of the surrounding scenery ana
the importance of the situation as a
military post that he traded" with the
Abbot for some lands in Essex. and
erected a fortress. which Henry the
! First enlarged.
| Court was first held in the new pal
ace in 1l1O. after which it was often
| the scene of regal festivities.
| Stephen during his reign considered
| it only next in Importance as Il strong
hold TO the Tower of London.
/ Henry IL held a parliament within
its walls in no. when, in addition to
the English Barons. King William or
Scotland was present
Nothing but the fear OF treachery
prevented Windsor from being associ-
ated with Magma Charta, instead OF
the neighboring plain of Runnymede,
where the meeting of the BaronS and
King John took place.
| Conforming factions alternately had
possession of the castle during the
reign of Henry Ill and many altera-
tions were made during that period
Indeed. the only parts which remain
exactly As in the time of Henry III.
are the towers on the western wall
and even these have been refaced.
While alterations We're going on In
1852, some houses being pulled down
in Thames street. a suhterraneau pass
: age, from the Garter tower to the bot
tom of the ditch. with the masonry in
good condition. was discovered. The
magnitude of this is appreciated by
looking down the precipitous Castle
slopes" frors the heights of the north
, terrace. This noble promenade was
5 added by Queen Elizabeth.
Another sally port" was discovered
later on the south side. Uul is probably
I later than Henry III.
! Windsor was the principal residence
y of the first and second Edwards, and
t here Edward III. was born.
T. Edward III. who instituted the no
o BILE Order OF the Garter. rebuilt thu
: castle almost entirely. employing VII
r liam de Wykcham tRishop OF Winches
a rerb as Supcrinte ndent OF the works a
a weekly salary OF seven Shillings
with three nor" for his clerk. H'
|. also rebuilt the chapel Of ST. George.
d In 1884. August :. Queen Mary ant
IT her conSort. rnilp II. of Spain. mad
Il their grand public entry into Windsor
/ TO Charles |. this caStl" was hrSt
e palace and then 81 prison.
d Charles IL. the Merry Monarch.
n took up his residence here after III
If restoration. and made alterations
v rather than improvements. His II
-. terror changes are not criticised, how
ID ever.
,a Noble avenues of elm and beec
ID trees. and park improvements genera
in ly marked the regimes of William II
= and Queen Anne.
-. George T.. who frequently reside
here. introduced the Continental Gu
m tom of dining in public every Thur
90 day.
n George III. made it his chief res
at dence Mainly out of his own priva
a purse he restored the north from
ut renovated the Chapel Royal and bui
X the Royal Vault.
"a Z
his residence here. began the enormol
"a expenditure that made the castle VIII
nj It is to-day.
ar. His brother the Sailor King w
no liam ". though very popular T
If. | ceived little credit for the carrying
of this work.
But the entire plan. made by 5
ra. Jeffrey Wyattville. in 1924. was on
a,. completed in the reign of Victoria. w
is to rest here. where. with the Prin
Consort she loved to live n beautit
.r home life SO different from the hollC
=, pomp and circumstance which d
,n tinguished that of most of her prec
- cesSorS.
D Windsor Castle and Windsor toN
are on the best of terms, the lat
being the dearest. sleepiest, old pla
~ possible.