Our longest and shortest Deans
David Conner retired after 25 years, making him the seventh-longest-serving Dean of Windsor. Who were the longest- and shortest-serving?
Tag: Commonwealth
Peter Mews: a warrior priest in interesting times
Few of Windsor’s many canons are likely to have heard the sound of cannon fired in anger. One who certainly did was the “Christian soldier” Peter Mews, who held the canonry of the 7th stall from 1662 to 1673, and ...
Theft at St George’s
St George’s Chapel was founded by Edward III in 1348, and over the years it became commonplace for the nobility of the country to give presents and money to the Chapel as a means to ensure the security of their ...
Edward Montagu: man of conscience?
Edward Montagu, second earl of Manchester (1602-1671), is one of those historical figures who changed his political views as the events of his time unfolded. To some, this may have smacked of inconsistent principles, but to others it would have ...
A complex problem
One of the most difficult problems which confronted Charles II and his advisers at the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 was how to deal with land which had been appropriated by the Commonwealth from the Crown and the Church—the ...
The Dean and Canons are ejected from the Castle
In October 1642, Colonel John Venn and twelve companies of foot soldiers took possession of Windsor Castle on behalf of Parliament. With Parliamentary troops occupying the Castle, it was merely a question of time before Governor Venn would seek to ...