The legacy of the Garter has endured. It is now the oldest surviving order of chivalry in the world. But by the 1500s, the medieval world of Edward III was well and truly over. England would enjoy a time of relative peace and plenty. So castles everywhere were falling out of favour. English kings and queens began to value comfort over battlements. But the castles of England, and Windsor among them, were to have one last day in the firing line. By the 1640s, the country was in the grip of a bitter civil war. Castles were once more being used to fight bloody battles.