It was William the Conqueror who first chose the site for Windsor Castle, high above the river Thames and on the edge of a Saxon hunting ground. He began building at Windsor around 1070, and 16 years later the Castle was complete. The Castle was originally built to secure the western approach to London…
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On November 20th 1992 just before midday, television news programmes were suddenly putting up news flashes, saying that the 900 year old Windsor Castle was on fire. Before long, images of Windsor Castle well alight was accompanying these news flashes. A fire had began at 11.33am in the Queens Private…
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Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red,an artistic installation by Paul Cummins and Tom Piper, as it appeared at the Tower of London on October 24, 2014. Photo by Mez Merrill, Royal Navy, online via the UK Ministry of Defense. License: Open Government License (OGL) v1.0. Click on the image for a much-better…
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For night life lovers there are many local attractions like Ministry of Sound and Coronett Theatre at Elephant and Castle. O2 Brixton Academy (15minutes by car), The O2 Arena (20mins by car). London Excel business exhibition centre is within 20 minutes driving distance from the hotel location. BAR, LOUNGE…
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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 the All Africa Conference of…
Giles Downes s new roof in St George s Hall, completed 1997 The 1992 Windsor Castle fire occurred on 20 November 1992 in Windsor Castle, the largest inhabited castle in the world and one of the official residences of Queen Elizabeth II. The castle suffered extensive damage in the fire, and was fully repaired within the next few years at a cost of £36.5 million (equivalent to…
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Splash News Mariah Carey treats her two children Monroe and Moroccan Cannon to a late night private tour of The Tower Of London She is often accused of acting like Her Royal Highness. But this week Mariah Carey got to live a life fit a Queen during a private tour of the Tower of London to see the Crown Jewels. Alright for some. I’m assured Mariah, who lets face it usually getting…
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