[FONT=Arial, Comic Sans MS, Helvetica]Location: London, England [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Comic Sans MS, Helvetica] There has been a castle on this site for over 900 years. Windsor Castle is still lived in to this day and it is the "largest inhabited castle in the world."[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Comic Sans MS, Helvetica]THE GHOSTS:[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Comic Sans MS, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Comic Sans MS, Helvetica]It is the home of the present Queen of England, several of her royal ancestors, and "non-royal" spirits, one of whom, according to legend was an ancient Saxon hunter named Herne, who was renowned thought out the area for his outstanding hunting abilities. One story tells of Herne, as one of the Royal keepers for King Richard II (1367-1400), who was hated by the other keepers for his exceptional skills. One day the King was in danger of being trampled by an enraged stag while hunting and how Herne putting himself between the King and the stag was mortally wounded. Other legends tell of witchcraft and suicide, and a demonic horned being upon whose appearance brings illness and misfortune to all who see him, especially the Royal family. He can be seen in the castle’s gardens with "his trademark stag’s head."[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Comic Sans MS, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Comic Sans MS, Helvetica]King Henry VIII has been seen walking the hallways of the castle. His footsteps, along with agonizing moans, have been heard by many guests of the castle. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Comic Sans MS, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Comic Sans MS, Helvetica]One of his wives, Anne Boleyn, has been seen standing at the window in the Dean’s Cloister, as well as, Queen Elizabeth I. Queen Elizabeth I has also been seen in the Royal Library. She has been seen walking from one room to another. She is always dressed in a black gown with a black lace shawl draped over her shoulders.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Comic Sans MS, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Comic Sans MS, Helvetica]King Charles I, has been seen many times in the library and the Canon’s house, and although he was beheaded during the English Revolution, his ghost is seen as a whole. It is said he looks exactly like his portraits.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Comic Sans MS, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Comic Sans MS, Helvetica]King George III had many bouts with mental deterioration. During these times he was kept out of the public’s eye. He can be seen looking out the windows located below the Royal Library where he was confined during the recurrence of his illness.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Comic Sans MS, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Comic Sans MS, Helvetica]The first Duke of Buckingham, Sir George Villiers, is said to haunt one of the bedrooms of the castle. And many spirits haunt the Long Walk, one of whom is a young solider who shot himself after, while on his guard watch, he saw marble statues moving "of their own accord." He ghost was seen by another solider on guard duty afterwards.
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