Windsor Castle

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The Royal Windsor Castle was the location that Charles II choose to celebrate the Christmas Season of 1675.

Location Description

Built by William the Conqueror as one of his earliest castles to defend his newly gained country Windsor Castle had been rebuilt and expanded time and time again since the middle ages. It rose high from the Thames, its white cliffs providing a good defensible position. In truth Windsor Castle even in these times was one of the royal residences that could house a complete garrison. It was not just a home but one of the safest places in the kingdom for the royal family to be.

Dominating the view was the motte and the keep, also known as the round tower atop a manmade hill that was now mostly used as a delicate garden full of little fountains, waterfalls, grotto's and other areas of pleasure. The keep rose as the highest point of the castle. Strong walls with turrents sectioned off more than one courtyard. Various gates allowed access to the Upper Ward to the east which were the main locations where the Royals could be found, the King and Queen each with their own set of apartments in additions to the myriad of housing for the guests. To the west the Lower Ward, as well as St.George's Chapel, the priestly college that formed a miniature cathedral, and the guards and servant quarters which opened up through the Castle Gate to the Town of Windsor which was plastered against the moat of the castle.

The Northern Terrace was located between the Thames and the white cliffs, providing ample room for courtiers to stroll under its strategically placed elms, but also provided space for parades and military exercises should they be needed. To the south stretched the Windsor Great Park with several smaller buildings, including the royal hunting lodge and the royal nursery of the Duchess of Cleveland that was now seldom in use, her children long past their toddler age.

In the middle of winter the yellow stone of Windsor was set off by the white snow that covered its grounds, except where busy servants had cleaned a path, every morning again. Not even the Thames disturbed this picture, in winter often the scene of an eerie mist drifting from its waters. Due to the sever cold however, the Thames in all of SouthEast England had frozen over solid, stopping all traffic through its murky waters.

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