🎧 Garter Knights & Kings' Graves: St George's Chapel, Windsor
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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.Â
This episode was edited by Joseph Knight and produced by Rob Weinberg.
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