In the footsteps of medieval kings

A photographic tour of Windsor Castle

Learning objectives• To discover whose home

Windsor Castle is• To discuss how the Castle’s

history reflects important events of the medieval period

• To identify the Castle’s defensive features

Introduction

• There has been a castle at Windsor since the year 1070

• Since then, the Castle has been home to 40 British kings and queens

• It is currently home to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

• As well as being the oldest British royal residence, it is also the oldest and largest working castle anywhere in the world

1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000

1070 to present

Look at the images below. What do you think is meant by the phrase ‘working castle’?

Which of the flags below do you think indicates that The Queen is in residence?

The Royal Standard represents the Sovereign and the United Kingdom. The Royal Standard is flown when The Queen is in residence in one of the Royal Palaces.

Which of the flags below do you think indicates that The Queen is in residence?

The Union Flag, or Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It is today flown above Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Sandringham when The Queen is not in residence.

The first wooden fortress at Windsor being built in about 1080.

Castle Hill

Middle Ward

North Terrace

Norman Gate

St George’s Gate

Moat Road

Stop 1: Castle Hill

Stop 2: St George’s Gate

Stop 2: St George’s Gate

Stop 3: Moat Road

Stop 4: Middle Ward

Stop 4: Middle Ward

Stop 5: North Terrace

Stop 5: North Terrace

Stop 5: North Terrace

Stop 6: Norman Gate

Stop 6: Norman Gate