William the Conqueror first commissioned Windsor Castle in 1070 in a lush spot above the River Thames and on the outskirts of Saxon hunting land. It was completed in 16 years, as part of a ...

The castle was originally built high above the River Thames to guard London from the western approach. Being that William I was the first Norman king of England, “Windsor followed the typical ...

When was Windsor Castle constructed? Windsor Castle has served as a royal family home for almost 1,000 years. The site, “high above the Thames and on the edge of a Saxon hunting ground”, was ...

William the Conqueror first chose the site for Windsor Castle, high above the Thames and on the edge of a Saxon hunting ground. He began building at Windsor around 1070 and 16 years later his ...