tower of london wiki Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/tower-of-london-wiki Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:24:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 THE TOWER OF LONDON http://travelsfinders.com/the-tower-of-london.html http://travelsfinders.com/the-tower-of-london.html#respond Tue, 27 Dec 2016 12:27:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=225652 THE TOWER OF LONDON The Tower of London, palace and prison of English monarchs for over 900 years, is steeped in blood and history. Conceived by William the Conqueror in 1067 to provide protection from rather than to his new subjects, the original wooden palisade was replaced by a stone structure in 1078 that over the next 20 years would grow into the White Tower. Colorfully dressed Yeomen Warders, or “Beefeaters” (a reference to their former daily allowance of meat), serve as guards and guides. From the western entrance near the Middle Tower, you pass over the old moat, now

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