Tower of London: Quick Facts

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Tower of London

St. Thomas's Tower and Traitors' Gate at the waterside entrance to the Tower of London. A political prisoner conveyed through the gate awaited either a long period of incarceration or the (usually public) spectacle of his execution.

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The White Tower, the central keep of the Tower of London.

Armour of Henry VIII on display at the Tower of London.

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Banded doorway in the Tower of London.

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The Tower of London: History and legend

Listen to a town crier welcome passersby outside the Tower of London and Tower Hill Pageant

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