The king’s grandson
Lord James Beauclerk, a grandson of King Charles II and Nell Gwynn, was appointed Canon of Windsor in 1738. Surviving records in the Archives give some insight into his standard of living here and his roles in Chapter.
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A Medieval Royal Wedding at Windsor
The wedding of Prince Henry of Wales with Ms Meghan Markle will be celebrated this Saturday, 19 May, in St George’s Chapel. The first Royal wedding known to have taken place in St George’s is that of Queen Victoria’s eldest ...
St George at St George’s – A Victorian depiction
This dramatic image of St George is found on the effigy to Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, which is located in the Albert Memorial Chapel. Prince Albert Victor was a grandson of Queen Victoria, and second in line ...
Letters to Mother
Philip Frank Eliot was appointed a Canon of Windsor in 1886. Prior to this he had been Vicar of Holy Trinity, Bournemouth. For five years he continued to hold the parish in plurality with his canonry at St George’s and ...
The Longest Reign
On Wednesday 9th September 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning British monarch. This record was previously held by Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years and 7 months (or, to be precise, 23,226 days, 16 hours ...
Isabella: capricious child and Garter Lady
As we know, the Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, remained an exclusive male preserve until the late 20th century. However, in the 14th and 15th centuries, there were more than seventy ladies who were granted Garter robes and ...
The death of Princess Charlotte
On November 6th 1817, Princess Charlotte, daughter of the Prince Regent, died aged 21 after giving birth to a stillborn son. The public response, nationwide, to the loss of the heir presumptive to the throne, the only surviving legitimate grandchild ...
Royal Wedding at St George’s
Marriages of the Prince of Wales have been rare events in English history. The current Prince Charles is only the sixth to marry whilst Prince of Wales since 1501. The last one was his great, great grandfather, Albert Edward, the ...
The 1908 Olympic Games come to Windsor
The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens on 6th April 1896, and one of the main events was the marathon, commemorating the legendary run by Pheidippides from Marathon to Athens to announce victory in battle. For the 1908 ...
The end of an era
February 4th 1901 The Body of Her most Excellent Majesty, Victoria by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith & Empress of India, was conveyed from Osborne to Portsmouth ...