Life of a chorister
In January 1901 James Douglas, former chorister in the St George’s Chapel choir, wrote an account for his daughter of the years he had spent at Windsor, from 1847. Over a century later, their descendants gifted a copy of this ...
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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 ...
A ‘Spiflicating’ Time
The unique and humorous letters of Colin McCallum, a young St George’s School chorister, who, in 1902, took part in special Royal services at the Royal Mausoleum, Private Chapel at Windsor Castle and the coronation of King Edward VII at ...
Charming the Emperor
On 7th May 1416, a new member was admitted to the prestigious Order of the Garter at Windsor: Sigismund of Luxembourg, King of Hungary, King of the Romans and future Holy Roman Emperor. Sigismund first came to England in 1416, ...
The will of a 16th century canon
At his appointment to a Canonry of Windsor in 1504, Robert Honiwood was Chancellor of Norwich. He subsequently became Archdeacon of Taunton (1509) and Prebendary of Lichfield (1512). He died in 1523. The fine brass monument to Robert Honiwood can ...
The Pilgrims’ Corner
As many who have visited St George’s Chapel will know, at the far end of the south quire aisle is a spy-hole that looks down from the ceiling into the Chapel. It is a sizeable hole, bored right through the ...
When the fox preaches…
The misericords of St George’s Chapel form one of the finest collections of 15th century carvings in the country. The carvers could choose what they wanted to depict, leading to scenes taken from bestiaries, literature and proverbs, and all aspects ...
Sir Henry Walford Davies at St George’s Chapel
On 28 March 1924, the day after the death of the renowned organist Sir Walter Parratt, the Dean and Canons of Windsor resolved to offer the post of Organist and Choirmaster at St George’s Chapel to Sir Henry Walford Davies. ...
New research guides launched
We are publishing a series of research guides on the Guide to Holdings section of this website. The guides contain information on the documents held at the St George’s Chapel Archives and Chapter Library, provide introductions to a range of ...
No long hair or mini-skirts…
Amongst the 1352 Statutes drawn up by the Bishop of Winchester to regulate the newly established College of St George, Windsor Castle, is one which might at first sight have come from the 1960s, when mini-skirts and long-hair were all ...