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The Tower of London Menagerie

For over 600 years, the Tower housed a menagerie of exotic wild animals

Sir Walter Raleigh

This wild spirit found himself caged at the Tower of London

9 surprising facts about the Tower of London Moat

The Tower of London Moat wasn’t always the dry ditch that it is today. Did you know it was once filled with fish? Or that it has been used as an allotment? Here are 9 surprising facts about the moat at the Tower of London.

The Tower's Mint

Guarding the production of all the country's precious coins for over 500 years

Tower of London remembers

First World War centenary commemorations at the Tower of London

The Tower of London and the Second World War

Life at the Tower of London during the Second World War

The Princes in the Tower

Murdered or survived – what happened to Edward and his younger brother Richard?

The Medieval Palace

Luxurious royal lodgings from the 1200s

The Crown Jewels

The history of the Crown Jewels, including the Imperial State Crown - a priceless collection used to crown the kings and queens of England.