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The Tower of London and the Second World War

Life at the Tower of London during the Second World War

Henry VI

Intelligent and generous, he lived in his father's shadow and was killed for his throne

Elizabeth of York

The original Tudor Queen, and wife of Henry VII

Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London

The ‘Beefeaters’ have been guarding the Tower since Tudor times

Tower of London remembers

First World War centenary commemorations at the Tower of London

Tower of London Prison

The Tower is known as an infamous prison, but it wasn't built to be one

Thomas Cromwell

The life and death of Henry VIII’s 'most faithful servant'

The Tower's Mint

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

The Tower of London Menagerie

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