Windsor Castle
- English National Heritage: Windsor Castle Including All The Buildings Within The Walls
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1547/02/16 | Henry VIII of England | In Memoriam | Henry VIII is interred in a vault in St George's Chapel Windsor, alongside his third wife, Jane Seymour. | |||
1683/00/00 | John Blow | Composer | "Venus and Adonis" is composed for the court of King Charles II of England. | Venus and Adonis (opera) | ||
1800/00/00 | Paul Sandby | Painter | "Windsor Castle, North Terrace" is c 1880 version of an earlier 1770s painting by the artist. | Windsor Castle, North Terrace | ||
1801/00/00 | Benjamin West | Artist | Benjamin West creates an altar painting depicting the Last Supper and various stained glass windows for George III's large-scale restoration of St George's Chapel, 1799-1801. All have been replace and since lost. | |||
1820/02/12 | Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn | In Memoriam | The Duke of Kent is buried in the Royal Vault at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. | |||
1830/00/00 | James Wyatt | Architect | Present Windsor Castle largely results from the alterations, additions and restorations carried out by James Wyatt and Sir Jeffry Wyatville circa 1800 to 1830. | |||
1839/07/19 | Daniel Webster | Visitor | Daniel Webster, wife Caroline LeRoy Webster, daughter Julia Webster and friend Harrier Story White visit Windsor Castle. | Daniel Webster In England | ||
1903/00/00 | Alice Troth Drexel | Guest | Mrs Alice Troth Drexel is a guest of King Edward and Queen Alexandra of England at a ball at Windsor Castle and at a luncheon at Ascot. | |||
1910/05/20 | Edward VII of England | In Memoriam | Edward VII is buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. | Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition | ||
1910/05/20 | Theodore Roosevelt | Mourner | Edward VII is buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. | Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition | ||
1939/00/00 | William Reid Dick | Artist | Tomb of King George V, with effigies by William Reid Dick, is installed at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. |
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