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Tower of London
Historic Royal Palaces
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For over 600 years, the Tower housed a menagerie of exotic wild animals
The Tower of London is known as an infamous prison. But it wasn't built to be one
The Crown Jewels, displayed in the Jewel House at the Tower of London are used at the coronation of a sovereign
The Yeoman Warders, nicknamed ‘Beefeaters’ have been guarding the Tower of London since Tudor times
For over 500 years, the fortress guarded the production of all the country’s precious coins
The luxurious royal lodgings from the 1200s re-created here may surprise you!
Our installation marked the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War