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50 facts about the Tower of London
How many of these essential highlights do you know?
Eleanor of Castile
A dynamic and learned queen
Edward I
Hard working and effective, but ruthless and cruel
Sir Thomas More
Henry VIII's 'good servant, and God's first'
The royal household in the medieval period
What was it like to live and work in the Medieval Palace?
Arbella Stuart
From contender for the throne to prisoner in the Tower of London
Robert Dudley
Prisoner, favourite and Earl of Leicester
Eleanor of Provence
A powerful and political Queen
Matilda of Flanders
The formidable Queen Consort of William I, who helped establish the Norman dynasty.