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Uncovering a Royal treasure trove

This fascinating glimpse into the Royal family archives might have been a little more generous

7 June 2014

9:00 AM

7 June 2014

9:00 AM

It’s rare for the public to be given access to the Royal Archives. They are housed in the forbidding Round Tower at Windsor Castle, and direct contact with them is normally reserved for erudite academics adept at buttering up the Keeper. With about two million documents relating to 700 years of the British monarchy, it is quite the trove.

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