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50 facts about the Tower of London
How many of these essential highlights do you know?
Tower of London Prison
The Tower is known as an infamous prison, but it wasn't built to be one
John Blanke
A Black musician at the Tudor court
Thomas Cromwell
The life and death of Henry VIII’s 'most faithful servant'
William the Conqueror
England's first Norman King
Sir Walter Raleigh
This wild spirit found himself caged at the Tower of London
A History of Royal Jubilees
A look back at the history of royal jubilee celebrations through the ages.
Anne Boleyn
How did Anne Boleyn become queen and why did Henry VIII execute her?
The Tower of London and the Second World War
Life at the Tower of London during the Second World War