Moonlit view of the Upper Ward of Windsor Castle, Berkshire heavy In the foreground a figure

In the foreground a figure clears rubble

St Paul's Cathedral can be seen in the distance

'Richard III'

The Sheriffs are dressed in their ceremonial robes

Moonlit view of the Upper Ward of Windsor Castle, Berkshire heavy In the foreground a figureMoonlit view of the Upper Ward of Windsor Castle, Berkshire, c1844. View showing the State Apartments. Originally built by William the Conqueror, Windsor Castle has been modified and extended by successive monarchs. Its greatest transformation, which produced the castle we see today, was undertaken by Jeffry Wyatville starting in the 1824 during the reign of George IV and completed during the 1830s.