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Windsor, Berkshire history
Medieval period
The early history of the site is unknown, although it was almost certainly settled some years before 1070 when William the Conqueror had a timber motte-and-bailey castle constructed. The focus of royal interest at that time was not the castle, but a small riverside settlement about 3 miles (4.8 km) downstream, possibly established from the 7th century.
Plantagenet period
The settlement at Old Windsor largely transferred to New Windsor during the 12th century. New Windsor was a privileged settlement from the start, apparently having the rights of a free borough, for which other towns had to pay substantial fees to the king. It was the site of the Treaty of Windsor in the year 1175, following the Normans invasion of Ireland.
Tudor and Stuart periods
Shakespeare’s play The Merry Wives of Windsor is set in Windsor and contains many references to parts of the town and surrounding countryside. Henry VIII was buried in St George’s Chapel in 1547, next to Jane Seymour, the mother of his only legitimate son Edward (Edward VI) Henry, the founder of the Church of England, may have wanted to benefit from the stream of pilgrims coming to the town. With the closures of the Reformation, Windsor’s pilgrims traffic died out, and the town began to stagnate about ten years afterwards.
Georgian and Victorian periods
In 1778, there was a resumption of the royal presence, with George III at the Queen’s Lodge and, from 1804, at the castle. This started a period of new development in Windsor, with the building of two army barracks. The associated large numbers of soldiers led to a major prostitution problem by 1830, in a town where the number of streets had little changed since 1530.
Later periods
“New Windsor” was officially renamed “Windsor” in 1974. Most of the current town’s streets date from the mid to late 19th century. The main street, Peascod Street, predates the castle by many years, and is probably of Anglo-Saxon origin.
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