Today Windsor populates around 29,000 people, but when did this town become so populated. A brief look into the history of Windsor will explain it all. In the middle ages, many people needed a way of transporting goods, but transporting through the land was much too expensive. They decided that transport by river would be much cheaper, and the Thames River was located by London. This was the perfect place for the settlers to transport, so they created a town at Windsor. Near 1086, Windsor was populated by several hundred people, which was large in that day. William the Conqueror claimed Windsor as his own property because it was near the Thames River, and had a huge forest for hunting. William wanted something extravagant on his property, and began building what is known as the Windsor castle.
This castle would become the home to the British Monarchy and has stayed this way for about 1000 years. It is the largest inhabited castle in the world. In his castle, he offered the trade of many goods for the townspeople, and Windsor began to grow in population. William the Conqueror died in 1087, and the castle since then has been home to several famous English people. Henry II and Henry III lived in the castle. Moving on into the 13th century, Windsor began to grow even more in size due to the King living in the castle. In 1277 a charter was given to Windsor which documented certain rights for its citizens. Moving on into the 16th and 17th centuries, the town of Windsor suffered from several deadly plagues, like most towns did in that time. Outbreaks of deadly plagues occurred in 1603 and 1624. They eventually overcome this plague and things started to change again. A major civil war in England occurred in 1642, between the King of that time, Charles I and parliament. The parliament won this battle and King Charles was executed in 1649, and then buried at the famous Windsor castle. In the 17th century, the town of Windsor began to become more populated and more than 2,000 people moved into the town. In the 18th century several acts were passed for the town those men were responsible for paving and cleaning the streets of the town.
The very first theatre was built in 1793, and was a popular place for the townspeople to visit. The population of Windsor was more than 9,000 people in the 19th century. The Industrial Revolution allowed Windsor to make improvements to the town. One of the best things that were built in this town was a railway to and from London. This railway was built and established in 1844. Nearing the 20th century, the population of Windsor once again grew larger than ever, populating more than 9,500 people. The castle located in Windsor was what this town was known for. Unfortunately on 20th November 1992 the castle suffered a massive fire, causing Millions of pounds worth of damage but was later repaired. Today the population of Windsor is 29,000, as said before which shows how quickly 20,000 people gathered to this town in just a century.
There are many tourist attractions to see and do in Windsor. Of course one of the most famous things you can visit in Windsor today is the Castle. For the family Windsor has a Legoland and of course Stunning Windsor Great Park. This town has such great history and culture, which is why many people from all over the world come and visit it today. The history of this town is just what makes it a remarkable place for tourists and those who populate this town today.