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'''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>.  
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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>.  
    
The oroginal 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 oroginal 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.  
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