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[[Image:Windsor_Castle_postcard.jpg|thumb|300px|Windsor Castle, circa 1900]]'''Windsor Castle''' is one of the official residences of [[Queen Elizabeth II]].  The castle is located near to the town of [[Windsor]] in the county of [[Berkshire]], [[England]].  Originally built by [[William the Conqueror]] in 1075<ref>[http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/windsor_castle.html]</ref> , it is the largest inhabited castle in the world and the oldest in continuous occupation<ref>[http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page557.asp [[Royal]] Residences - Windsor Castle]</ref>.  

[[Image:Windsor_Castle_postcard.jpg|thumb|300px|Windsor Castle, circa 1900]]'''Windsor Castle''' is one of the official residences of [[Queen Elizabeth II]].  The castle is located near to the town of [[Windsor]] in the county of [[Berkshire]], [[England]].  Originally built by [[William the Conqueror]] in 1075<ref>[http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/windsor_castle.html]</ref> , it is the largest inhabited castle in the world and the oldest in continuous occupation<ref>[http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page557.asp [[Royal]] Residences - Windsor Castle]</ref>.  

The original castle built by [[William I]] was a wooden motte and bailey construction but the castle was extended during the centuries that followed. [[Henry I]], William's son, replaced the original wooden structure with a stone keep and Henry II, the first of the Plantagenet dynasty, added the Round Tower. He also built the first of the castle's medieval state apartments.  

The original castle built by [[William I]] was a wooden [[Motte and Bailey|motte and bailey]] construction but the castle was extended during the centuries that followed. [[Henry I]], William's son, replaced the original wooden structure with a stone keep and Henry II, the first of the Plantagenet dynasty, added the Round Tower. He also built the first of the castle's medieval state apartments.  

During the medieval era the castle experienced two sieges. Firstly when [[King John|Prince John]] attempted to take the throne from his absentee brother, [[Richard the Lionheart]]. Later, Windsor was again besieged by the nobles as part of the insurrection which culminated in the signing of the historic [[Magna Carta]] at nearby Runnymede.

During the medieval era the castle experienced two sieges. Firstly when [[King John|Prince John]] attempted to take the throne from his absentee brother, [[Richard the Lionheart]]. Later, Windsor was again besieged by the nobles as part of the insurrection which culminated in the signing of the historic [[Magna Carta]] at nearby Runnymede.