Gruesome history
January 18, 2021
Some 2, years ago, an army of Iron Age warriors was slaughtered in battle and then cast into a lake near the Alken Enge wetlands in East Jutland, Denmark. Archeologists have long suspected that the bodies were tossed in their watery mass grave as part of a religious sacrifice…
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How to go to Windsor Castle?
October 25, 2020
By Rick Steves Windsor Castle, the official home of England s royal family for 900 years, claims to be the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world. The queen considers this sprawling and fortified palace her primary residence. Thankfully, touring it is simple: You…
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Bath Tours
July 7, 2020
2016 BIW Story Tour Schedule Coming Soon! What goes into the construction of the world s most advanced ships? How did BIW gain the reputation of Bath Built is Best Built? Learn the answers to those questions and more as a current or former employee of Bath Iron Works serves…
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Castle Parks
February 13, 2020
Castle Rock is known for its small-town charm, family-friendly community events and abundant parks, trails and open space. The beautiful trails, well-planned parks and ample open space are some of the Town s most prominent features. The Town boasts 20 developed parks; about…
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Windsor Castle, menu
January 9, 2020
Sharpen your pencils, Royal historians, because that may be about to change. Tomorrow, Windsor Castle goes vegan for the day, with a banquet for 200 bigwigs, including UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon, the Grand Mufti of Egypt and Archbishop Valentine Mokiwa, President of…
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Windsor Sightseeing
June 14, 2019
From any of the 10 stops around the city, hop aboard the open-top, double-decker City Sightseeing bus and sit back as you explore the twin towns of Windsor and Eton, separated by the River Thames and joined by Windsor Bridge. On board, learn about the sights and the history…
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Windsor Castle Lye
June 4, 2019
The brewery first began in 1900, founded by Nathaniel Sadler, the great, great grandfather to Emily & Chris Sadler. The brewery supplied its twelve tied public houses, the most famous being The Windsor Castle Inn, Oldbury, the original brewery tap house. The Brewery…
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Castle Near Tower Bridge
May 27, 2019
It’s time to get in touch with your inner child – or rather, make them giddy with glee and leave them feeling just a little bit sick, because a giant adults only bouncy castle has arrived in London, puffed up and looking majestic by Tower Bridge. The castle, which is seven…
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Windsor Tourist Office
April 19, 2019
The tourism industry is on the mend and one city councillor expects the region to bounce back this summer in part because of the International Children’s Games in August. “This is going to be the biggest tourism summer in years, ” Coun. Percy Hatfield said at the Ontario…
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Who Built Windsor Castle?
April 14, 2019
The History of History of Windsor Castle survives two sieges The history of History of Windsor Castle includes two sieges following the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 in which the castle was badly damaged by the siege engines - the Mangonels and Trebuchets. Between 1220…
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Tower Castle
December 20, 2018
A tower castle is a small castle that mainly consists of a fortified tower or a tower-like structure that is built on natural ground. It is thus different from the motte-and-bailey castle, which it may resemble, but whose main defensive structure is built on a motte or artificial…
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Windsor Castle Built
December 10, 2018
The Normans (1066 - 1215) built the first castles in the style of Motte and bailey and later stone castles for better protection The Normans The Normans invaded England in 1066 and after killing England s King, they set about taking over the whole country. In order to do…
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Tower of London Castle
May 22, 2018
The Tower of London is admired for its architecture and its history but it is most remembered for the bloody executions, imprisonment and torture of the prisoners who were incarcerated in the great London castle. The Tower of London The mysterious deaths, like those of the…
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Windsor Tourist attractions
April 27, 2018
By LoriPori Helpfulness Over 40 of the area s finest heritage buildings open their doors for FREE public tours. Explore national historic sites, private homes, commercial buildings, places of worship and places of work, many of which are not normally open to the public…
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