WINDSOR CASTLE 



Under Henry V, the Emperor Sigismund 

 came to the Feast of St. George, bringing the 

 heart of St. George as an offering to the Chapel. 

 Henry VI founded Eton Chapel in 1440. 

 Queen Elizabeth built the North Terrace, on 

 which she loved to enjoy the wide prospect, 

 attended by her ladies in ruff and farthingale ; 

 but only on calm days, for she especially disliked 

 wind. 



On the Prince of Wales' twenty-first birthday 

 Prince Christian of Denmark (Christian IX) 

 brought Princess Alexandra, now grown into a 

 lovely girl, to visit the Queen at Osborne and 

 Windsor. 



On March 9th, 1863, her state arrival as the 

 future Queen of England at Windsor took place 

 amid scenes of indescribable enthusiasm. On 

 the following day the wedding was celebrated in 

 St. George's Chapel. The elaborate dressing 

 occupied four hours ; then, with a white mantle 

 thrown over her, the bride was conducted to the 

 Rose Boudoir, adjoining St. George's Chapel, 

 where her ladies arrayed her in an exquisite robe 

 of white satin embroidered with Brussels lace, 

 the gift of the King of the Belgians ; the crown 



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