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Curfew Tower, Windsor Castle

Curfew Tower, Windsor Castle

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Although the positions of the main features of Windsor Castle have remained largely fixed, the design has changed and evolved over the years according to the times, tastes, requirements, and finances of successive Monarchs. The Curfew Tower is a great D-shaped tower, the build- ing of which began in the 1220s by Henry III to command the northwest angle of the lower ward defences. In 1477, Edward IV granted the tower to the College as a bel

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