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In the footsteps of medieval kings
A photographic tour of Windsor Castle
Learning objectives• To discover whose home
Windsor Castle is• To discuss how the Castle’s
history reflects important events of the medieval period
• To identify the Castle’s defensive features
Introduction
• There has been a castle at Windsor since the year 1070
• Since then, the Castle has been home to 40 British kings and queens
• It is currently home to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
• As well as being the oldest British royal residence, it is also the oldest and largest working castle anywhere in the world
1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000
1070 to present
Look at the images below. What do you think is meant by the phrase ‘working castle’?
Which of the flags below do you think indicates that The Queen is in residence?
The Royal Standard represents the Sovereign and the United Kingdom. The Royal Standard is flown when The Queen is in residence in one of the Royal Palaces.
Which of the flags below do you think indicates that The Queen is in residence?
The Union Flag, or Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It is today flown above Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Sandringham when The Queen is not in residence.
The first wooden fortress at Windsor being built in about 1080.
Castle Hill
Middle Ward
North Terrace
Norman Gate
St George’s Gate
Moat Road
Stop 1: Castle Hill
Stop 2: St George’s Gate
Stop 2: St George’s Gate
Stop 3: Moat Road
Stop 4: Middle Ward
Stop 4: Middle Ward
Stop 5: North Terrace
Stop 5: North Terrace
Stop 5: North Terrace
Stop 6: Norman Gate
Stop 6: Norman Gate