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Windsor Castle

southeast of London England
Day 26 (Sunday) Tour Windsor Castle & Hampton Court

May 29th 2011
Our first formal tours of London were focused on Windsor Castle and on Hampton Court. The biggest difference between them is that Windsor was built as a fort and after creating the very fortified walls it was then embellished inside to be one of the homes of the king/queen. That needs to be contrasted with Hampton Court which was built as a palace for courtiers to have an elaborate lifestyle but ... read more
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