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Fortress


Pace the battlements and explore the Tower’s history as a formidable royal fortress. New areas to explore and innovative exhibits are waiting to be discovered.
Men using the springald
  1. Fortress: New exhibits and areas
    The Tower was known for its formidable defences, but some peasants successfully breached the walls in 1381. Find out how...
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  2. Siege engines at the Tower
    Read about the Tower's full size replica siege engines, the springald and the perrier, and how they would have been used.
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  3. Peasants' Revolt quiz: Are you revolting?
    Take our in-depth psychological test to find out whose side you would have been on in the Peasants' Revolt.
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  4. Fortress: Did you know?
    Discover amazing facts and fascinating stories about the Peasants' Revolt, siege engines and guarding the Tower!
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  • More nasty, violent stuff...

    Hampton Court Palace was also threatened by an army... but only once during the reign of the boy King Edward VI.

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