Blog/Latest News (History) - Visit Windsor

Did you binge on Netflix's The Crown during lockdown? Now Windsor is slowly unlocking, why not check out these 10 places around Windsor from The Crown that you can actually visit!

Things are far from quiet at The Windsor Guildhall.  Visit Windsor goes 'behind the red doors' to discover conservation in action!

On the anniversary of his birth and death, find out more about Windsor's William Shakespeare connections.

King Henry VIII became king on 21 April 1509, his father Henry VII having died at Richmond Palace at the age of 52.

On the anniversary of his birth, blue badge guide Debbie Keenan remembers the incredible Victorian engineer Brunel, creator of the Great Western Railway that brings so many visitors into our historic town.

9 April marks the anniversary of the death of Edward IV, the king who commissioned the building of St George's Chapel and, interestingly, the tallest monarch we have ever had!

Discover a statue with a difference.  Windsor's full-size replica Hurricane aircraft; a fitting tribute to Sir Sydney Camm, one of the most prolific aircraft designers of all time.

As you sit drinking your coffee in Windsor Castle’s new Undercroft Café, take a look at the magnificence of where you are.  Local Blue Badge Guide and Information Assistant Debbie Keenan points out some fascinating facts!

Blue Badge Guide Debbie Keenan shares her knowledge of Edward IV who was king of England twice during the Wars of the Roses and whose tomb can be seen on a visit to St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

There were eight attempts to kill or assault Queen Victoria over a forty-year period; Blue Badge Guide Debbie Keenan investigates the men and their motives.