The Tower was known for its formidable defences, but a rabble of peasants managed to successfully attack it in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 – find out how they succeeded in breaching the walls at our new Fortress event.

Explore our displays including a reconstructed fighting platform on the East Wall Walk and discover what it was like to be part of the medieval garrison defending the Tower. 

Be watched from the battlements by a metalwork garrison.  Get up close to the life size metalwork soldiers and their weapons on the Tower wall walks. 

We will also be opening up a medieval shooting gallery under St Thomas’s Tower. Peer through the gate and imagine what it was like to be a medieval soldier working in this cramped but beautiful space.

The Tower of London isn’t just a historic fortress - it remains a working fortress today with a strong military presence.  You will see soldiers guarding the Jewel House and Queen’s House as well as the famous Yeoman Warders (Beefeaters) who have been guarding the Tower for 500 years.