A History of the Tower of London

Here I am at the Tower of London, the UK’s most iconic tower and fortress. The first building, the White Tower was built by William the Conqueror in 1078. A World Heritage Site, in addition to being a Royal Palace and home to the state Crown Jewels, the tower has represented over 900 years of suppression. It’s records show the incarceration of 6,000 prisoners. 133 executions including 93 beheadings, 12 hangings, 11 hanged drawn & quartered, 3 firing squad and 2 burnt at the stake. Prisoners were

Tower of London remembers