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Experience a day of reflection and history at the Tower of London, where the past meets the present in a powerful tribute.
Although its exterior might be grim and even unimpressive (especially when compared to stately Buckingham Palace), the Tower of London's interior is always bustling with activity. Despite its name ...
If you love London, but are done with watching the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace and gawking at the crown jewels ...
At 157ft tall and 17 floors, Cambridge University Library’s tower can be seen for miles around but has largely kept its secrets to itself and its contents (approaching one million books ...
Built as a fortress by William the Conqueror beginning in the 1070s, the UNESCO-listed Tower of London is one of the city's most iconic landmarks. Once a palace for monarchs, a formidable state ...
Here are seven facts you may not know about the Tower of London. Queen Mary also imprisoned her half-sister Elizabeth I in in the tower in 1554, but she escaped the same fate as her mother due to ...
Today the cabinets house an unrivalled archive library of rare old Royal Salute ... fired only from the Tower of London and only on the Birth, Accession or Coronation of the British Sovereign ...
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London: How aptly the title states the major roles of this iconic structure. Rising next to the River Thames, it was once the largest ...
The Tower of London has a new Chief Yeoman Warder ... Author Michael Rosen has been reading to children as a new library is unveiled at Evelina London. Will Sheers, from north London, offers ...
In 2014 the Tower of London was transformed with tens of thousands of ceramic poppies to commemorate Victory in Europe Day. This VE Day the landmark poppy exhibition has made a comeback to ...