Garter Knights & Kings' Graves: St George's Chapel, Windsor

Gone Medieval

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4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

There are few places more fascinating and evocative for Medieval enthusiasts than Saint George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis takes a special, out-of-hours tour around some of its extraordinary attractions with Michael Pitfield, Leadership Fellow at Windsor Castle.

This episode was edited by Joseph Knight and produced by Rob Weinberg.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit.
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0:17.1	Music
0:30.8	Welcome to this episode of Gone Medieval.
0:32.9	I'm Matt Lewis.
0:33.8	And today I've got the pleasure of visiting somewhere
0:36.9	genuinely exceptional.
0:39.3	But someone who's interested in medieval kings,
0:41.2	the house of York in particular,
0:43.0	and the wars of the roses,
0:44.8	there are a few places more fascinating and evocative
0:48.6	than St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
0:51.7	I was delighted to be invited by Michael Pitfield
0:54.4	to go for a tour after hours when it was closed.
0:57.7	And it's just the two of us looking at all the incredible sights.
1:01.7	Michael has had a lifelong interest in history
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