Royal castles of England; comprising an account of those ancient fortresses which from the days of William the Conqueror either were the homes of English sovereigns or have been intimately associated with the history and romance of their lives (1913)
Shelley, Henry Charles. [from old catalog] · Boston, L. C. Page & company · leaf 176
eigns of Englandadded their quota to the adornment of this royalcastle. To Edward IV is due the noble St. GeorgesChapel; Henry VII began that tomb-house which isnow the resting-place of so many of his descendants;the massive gateway, which is the chief entrance tothe lower ward, was the work of… … Royal Windsor 125 Charles II, Queen Anne, George IV, Queen Victoria,and Edward VII contributed not a little to theaspect of the castle buildings as they stand to-day.Apart from the Round Tower, which dominatesthe castle from whatever point of view it is sur-veyed, the most glorious of all the…
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