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The Tower of London played an important role in the First and Second World Wars
A priceless collection used to crown the kings and queens of England
A black musician at the Tudor court
Edward Francis, an enslaved African who lived at the Tower of London
The ‘Beefeaters’ have been guarding the Tower since Tudor times
How did Anne Boleyn become queen and why did Henry VIII execute her?
Henry VIII's third and favourite wife
It is known as an infamous prison, but it wasn't built to be one
For over 600 years, the Tower housed a menagerie of exotic wild animals