Begun in 1475 and completed by 1528, St George’s Chapel is, in effect, a miniature cathedral of golden stone nestled snugly within the Lower Ward of Windsor Castle. A fairy-tale edifice of pinnacles, buttresses and traceried windows, it looms large in the history of the monarchy. Edward IV is buried there, and so are Henry VIII and Charles I. In 1820, the remains of Edward’s great-grandfather, George III, were interred beside those of his wife, Queen Charlotte, who had died two years earlier. In due course, they were joined by their sons, George IV and William IV. Elaborately carved wooden
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