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 The Tower of London by rwlittle
1. Don't bother those guards with the sub-machine guns, those are real guns.
2. Check out those Crown Jewels. Realize that there's no hope that you could break the glass and make it past those guards with any loot.
3. Don't bother the ravens. As I understand it, those birds are rather dangerous. So long as they're at the Tower, England is not supposed to fall, so if you bother them and you get hurt, you may not get sympathy from the authorities.
4. Check out all of the individual towers. I recommend checking out the White Tower. Leave a Comment
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 The Tower by Vcela
Sitting majestically beside the Thames and continually guarding the Crown Jewels.
When visiting be patient enough to wait for the guided tour given by the Yeoman as this is an enjoyable education and introduction to one of the world's great castles. Leave a Comment Phone: 0870 756 6060Directions: Opposite Tower Hill undergroundWebsite: www.hrp.org.uk Other Contact: www.tower-of-london.com
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I thoroughly enjoyed touring the Tower of London. The beefeaters or yeoman warders were very friendly, knowledgable, and animated in their descriptive story telling.
These friendly tour guides reside here, guard the complex, and are easily noticable because of their bright red and black uniforms.
Lots of stories to tell here.
There are areas in the tower that display torture devices used upon felons in the good old days. Not very nice looking gadgets at all.
When people were sentenced to death, their sentence was execution on Tower Hill, where they were put on public display. More favoured prisoners, like people of noble blood, were executed here in the tower on a large patch of grass known as the Tower Green.
There is also a legend behind the ravens that reside here. At all times, there must be a total of 7 ravens, should they desert the tower, the legend claims that the kingdom of England will fall.
After all the story telling has ended, be sure not to miss the famed crown jewels that are housed here in the Jewel House. If you want to see magnificent and stunning pieces of jewelry, you won't be dissappointed. Leave a Comment
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 Jewel Tower by Tallchick80
When you enter the Jewel Tower, you immediately see it was designed with a wait time in mind. You weave through the building in order to get through to the jewels.
When you are walking through, you do feel a sense of importance and sentiment towards the jewels as they show well-made mini-movies. One features the Queen when she was being coronated in the 50's, as well as a program about the jewels themselves. The programs were very touching and gave me more of a feel for what I was about to see.
When I got to the jewels, I was not disappointed. The display is set up around a moving walkway, which allows everyone to see the jewels in a timely manner (We all know and fear the "museum hog" who always has the best position to the attraction and blocks everyone else from seeing) If you are lucky and there isn't a massive cue, you can go back around for a second or third view. The security guards are very nice and will answer any questions you may have, they'll even humor you when you ask to try on the crown.
Overall, the crown jewels truly are the Jewels of The Tower of London, and a must-see while there. Leave a Comment
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 Martin & Dad at Tower of
London by cas_twemlow
Anne Bolyen was beheaded here and this is where the story of the Princes in the Tower (the murdered twins) comes from. Has a ton of other history for you to sample on a great day out or just enjoy the grounds, chat with the Beefeaters (a wealth of knowledge!), watch the mini pantos by performers (you can sometimes even get involved) but keep your distance from the ravens!
the White Tower is the huge square one in the centre of the grounds and you can also visit Traitors Gate and St. Martin's tower among other parts of the fortress.
A good family day out - I still learn heaps and have been there three times! Leave a Comment
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"Take them to the Tower! Off with their head!" So, this is where it all went down, huh? Richard III, Sir Thomas More, William Wallace (Braveheart), Ann Boleyn, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Lady Jane Grey, among a whole bunch of others; the most famous characters in all of British history were either imprisoned, executed, or held court here.
For nearly 1000 years the Tower of London has served England as a royal palace, prison, mint, arsenal, and place of execution. Its history is so extensive; it's impossible to cover it all in a single tip.
Begun by William the Conqueror and completed in 1100, the original "White Tower", a stronghold, was the first part of the palace built and gave this location its now-famous name. The castle was expanded over the next 400 years to include large fortified walls, a great moat, palace buildings, 20 more towers, a currency mint, a menagerie, and river wharf.
The Yeomen Warders (also known as "Beefeaters"), who keep watch over the grounds and serve as tour guides to visitors, were first introduced to the Tower as bodyguards to Henry VII in 1485. Among them, a "Ravenmaster" who keeps six ravens on the grounds in reverence to an old legend which says if the ravens leave the Tower, England will fall to its enemies.
Did Richard III imprison then kill two young princes, his own nephews, in the Tower in 1483? Did Queen Anne Boleyn's lips continue to whisper prayers after she was beheaded on her husband's orders?
Guided tours by the Warders are an absolute must to understand the history of this site! (And it's the only way you can access some of the buildings.) I found the tour very informative and our Warder had a great sense of humour.
Do Not Miss: The Crown Jewels, the site of the beheading of Sir Thomas More (in 1535) and Queen Anne Boleyn (in 1536), HM's Royal Armoury, the original Roman fortress walls, the Chapel of St. Peter (which contains bones of those executed), More's cell, the steps underneath which the remains of two boys were found buried in a chest. Leave a Comment Phone: 0870 756 6060Directions: Tower Hill tube, walk through underpass to reach the site. (Stop and admire the giant sundial and Roman ruins.)Website: http://www.hrp.org.uk Other Contact: http://www.armouries.org.uk
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