{"slug": "windsor-castle", "label": "Windsor Castle", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Castle", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42646", "qid": "Q42646", "description": "historic castle, royal residence at Windsor in Berkshire, England, UK", "entries": 10, "years": 10, "span": [1110, 2022], "span_label": ["1110 CE", "2022 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 7}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "london", "label": "London", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "westminster-abbey", "label": "Westminster Abbey", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "elizabeth-ii", "label": "Elizabeth II", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "prince-philip-duke-of-edinburgh", "label": "Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "wales", "label": "Wales", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "france-in-the-middle-ages", "label": "France in the Middle Ages", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "simon-de-montfort-6th-earl-of-leicester", "label": "Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "chester", "label": "Chester", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "llywelyn-ap-gruffudd", "label": "Llywelyn ap Gruffudd", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-france", "label": "Kingdom of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "june", "label": "June", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-vii-of-england", "label": "Henry VII of England", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1110, "year_label": "1110 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "King Henry I has improvements made at Windsor Castle, including a chapel, so that he can use the castle as his formal residence.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368871350#England", "title": "1110", "revid": 1368871350, "section": "Events › By place › England"}}, {"year": 1216, "year_label": "1216 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June", "text": "June – The rebel English barons besiege Windsor Castle and Dover Castle; the latter is strategically important as the 'gateway to England', controlling the shortest route to France. Meanwhile, King John uses Corfe Castle in the southwest as his base of operations while he plans his campaign against the barons and the French invading army under Louis.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371079230#Europe", "title": "1216", "revid": 1371079230, "section": "Events › By continent › Europe"}}, {"year": 1275, "year_label": "1275 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Spring – King Edward I of England (\"Longshanks\") demands a meeting with Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, prince of Wales, at Chester to pay homage, but Llywelyn refuses. In an attempt to stir up internal problems, Llywelyn seeks to marry 23-year-old Eleanor de Montfort, daughter of Simon de Montfort, but she is captured by English pirates (employed by Edward) on the journey from France to meet Llywelyn. She is held prisoner at Windsor Castle and used as a bargaining chip over the coming years in Edward's attempts to subjugate Llywelyn and Wales.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365270169#British_Isles", "title": "1275", "revid": 1365270169, "section": "Events › By place › British Isles"}}, {"year": 1361, "year_label": "1361 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "October 10", "text": "October 10 – Edward the Black Prince marries Joan of Kent at Windsor Castle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364918335#January–December", "title": "1361", "revid": 1364918335, "section": "Events › January–December"}}, {"year": 1505, "year_label": "1505 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "February 7", "text": "February 7 – During a visit to Windsor Castle as guests of King Henry VII of England, Philip the Handsome, Duke of Burgundy, plays a game of tennis against Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset in the first recorded use of tennis rackets. A year later, a chronicler notes that on the 7th of February, \"the kynge of Castelle played w the Rackete and gave the marques xv\".", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360582113#January–March", "title": "1505", "revid": 1360582113, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1528, "year_label": "1528 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle is completed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369577446#Date_unknown", "title": "1528", "revid": 1369577446, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1700, "year_label": "1700 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 30", "text": "July 30 – Eleven-year-old Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, dies of \"a malignant fever\" at Windsor Castle, leaving the Protestant succession to the British throne in doubt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366570351#July–September", "title": "1700", "revid": 1366570351, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1908, "year_label": "1908 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 24", "text": "July 24 – Italian Dorando Pietri wins the Olympic marathon (run from Windsor Castle to London) in one of the most dramatic arrivals in Olympic history, only to be disqualified soon afterwards for receiving assistance; victory is awarded to Irish-American Johnny Hayes.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373410903#July", "title": "1908", "revid": 1373410903, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1953, "year_label": "1953 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "March 1", "text": "March 1 – Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg is made deputy constable and lieutenant governor of Windsor Castle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310369#March", "title": "1953", "revid": 1371310369, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 2022, "year_label": "2022 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "September 19", "text": "September 19 – The state funeral of Elizabeth II is held in Westminster Abbey, London. Her coffin is then taken by procession to Windsor Castle for burial with her husband, parents and sister in the King George VI Memorial Chapel. The funeral is speculated to be the most watched television event in world history.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371998228#September", "title": "2022", "revid": 1371998228, "section": "Events › September"}}]}