Talk:St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle/Archive 1

Archive 1

Isis, nice picture. Would it be possible to include at least the location? I'm sure there's more than one chapel in the world with that name. Thanks for your contributions, Wesley

copyvio

On 25 November a great deal of text was added to rewrite the opening §. To all appearances it was entirely made up of copyright material from the chapel's official website: [1]. I have reverted back to the pre-copyvio version (see Wikipedia:copyright). Doops | talk 09:39, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Unsorted text

The introduction to the article is incorrect. The 1992 fire at Windsor Castle DID NOT start in St. George's Chapel, and in fact DID NOT impact the chapel in any way. The State rooms that were burnt were hundreds of yards to the north of the Chapel. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.228.131.184 (talk) 19:47, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Yes you are correct. I've removed this statement from the article. Dr pda (talk) 22:15, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Also, near the beginning it says that the chapel had relics including the body of Henry IV--this is a transposition error. Henry IV is buried at Canterbury. It should be Henry VI who was reburied there in 1484, as the article later explains. Bkhaip (talk) 20:23, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Funeral of Lady Gowrie

I've just written an article on Zara, Countess of Gowrie and I'm wanting to add some information here, but I'm not sure where to put it. I have a cite that says her funeral was held in St. George's Chapel on 30 July 1965, but I'm wondering if it's usual for non-royals to have their funerals here, or was there some special reason why permission was granted in her case? Also, Dame Joan Hammond made her final public appearance by singing at the funeral, and apparently she was the first woman ever granted permission to sing at the Chapel, but there's nothing currently in the article about singers being men only. Before I do anything, can someone verify my information is correct? Thanks. -- JackofOz (talk) 03:33, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

I see that the current (2nd) Earl of Gowrie is a “long-time friend of Charles and Camilla”. He succeeded his grandfather in 1955 (when he was 16), and his grandmother the Dowager Countess of Gowrie (Zara) died in 1965, when he was 26. Prince Charles was only 16 at that time, so I can’t imagine that any friendship he may have had with the 2nd Earl of Gowrie (if indeed the friendship goes back that far) had anything to do with Lady Gowrie having her funeral in St George’s Chapel. Odd. -- JackofOz (talk) 12:02, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Queen =/= Queen consort

I would like to point out that in the part of "Burials", Alexandra of Denmark and Elizabeth Woodville are listed as "Queen", whereas they are infact 'only' Queen consort. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.188.27.146 (talk) 04:10, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

Common usage is Queen, whether a consort or a regnant. You don't see HM going by Queen Regnant Elizabeth II, nor did you see her mother going by Queen Consort Elizabeth. ScarletRibbons (talk) 02:33, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Tomb Effigies

Being that this is Henry's project, and he and his wife are buried there, seems a shame that there isn't a pic of their tomb. All I can find on Commons is a B&W closeup of Elizabeth of York's head. ScarletRibbons (talk) 02:40, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Choir or Quire?

Both "Choir of St. George's Chapel" and "Quire of St. George's Chapel" are used within article. To be consistent, shouldn't the same word be used throughout? If yes, I'm not British and I don't know which word is preferred. Bunkyray5 (talk) 03:21, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Hello, the answer is "no". The word 'choir' refers to the body of people that make up the singing contingent called a choir. The 'quire' refers to the space within the chancel area of a church where the choir sings in appointed stalls. Hope that helps.Ds1994 (talk) 15:33, 19 May 2019 (UTC)

Both spellings now admissible. However, the text has been heavily edited by editors not fully up to speed with English. A group of canons IS a chapter and is not directed by "it". There are also instances of confusing definite and indefinite articles and sticking refs in mid-sentence! Whoever wrote the Chantry section did not understand what the word means, hence more confusion. Brave attempts nonetheless.--Po Mieczu (talk) 01:02, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

Extra information about burials

Is there any extra information about the burial locations available? Or maybe photo's of the locations? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AfwasSysteem (talk • contribs) 19:34, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

Anglo Catholic?

The article states worship at the chapel is Anglo Catholic. If this is correct it means s St George’s Chapel is unique among the chapels royal which all adhere to the Book of Common Prayer of 1662. Giano (talk) 21:33, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Dissolution of the Monasteries, 1536-1541

What effect did the Dissolution of the Monasteries have on St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle?

Very little as it was already the private property of King Henry VIII. He declared the Chapel to be exempt from any new church laws and confiscations. Giano (talk) 12:38, 16 August 2021 (UTC)