Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - When someone is rescued at the last minute, we often say he or she was “saved by the bell,” but where does this expression come from?
Many think the phrase comes from boxing, where a downed fighter can indeed be saved by the bell, but other theories try to explain why we use this expression.
Windsor Castle at sunset as viewed from the Long Walk in Windsor, England. Credit: Diliff, CC BY 2.5
Tracing the origin of an old expression is always a little tricky, and there are some possible explanations of how it all started. One theory is that the “saved by the bell” expression emerged in the 17th century and is tied to an incident at Windsor Castle. Built around 1070 by William the Conqueror, beautiful Windsor Castle changed over time from being a military fortification to a royal residence.
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