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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 Jewish History of the Medieval Tower of London
World-famous as a royal fortress and prison, the Tower of London is also one of the most substantial standing remains of medieval England’s Jewish history. From the mid-twelfth century to the expulsion of the Anglo-Jewry in 1290, the Tower was both a place of imprisonment and of refuge for hundreds of Jews.
Sir Thomas Wyatt, Geoffrey Chaucer and Charles, Duke of Orleans
What dramatic Tudor event might Sir Thomas Wyatt have drawn on for his poetry? And did you know Geoffrey Chaucer worked at the Tower of London?
Jewish Medieval History at the Tower of London
The Tower of London holds a principal place in the complex story of England's Medieval Jewish community.
The Tower of London Menagerie
For over 600 years, the Tower housed a menagerie of exotic wild animals
WHAT'S ON AT THE PALACES
- Tours and talks
Audio Guide Tour
Explore deeper with the Tower of London audio guide tour. Discover extra information about the Tower's history, plan your day and find out more about our cafés and shops.
- Available
- Tower of London
- Separate ticket
- Things to see
Imprisonment at the Tower exhibition
Learn why people ended up as prisoners in the Tower of London, in the very rooms where some of them were held.
- Open
- Tower of London
- Included in palace admission (Members go free)
- Families
- Things to see
Armoury in Action
Shoot arrows, assemble firearms and brandish a sword in this exciting, hands-on experience in the White Tower.
- Open
- Tower of London
- Included in palace admission (Members go free)
- Things to see
Bloody Tower
Explore the stories of the Princes in the Tower and Sir Walter Raleigh in the infamous Bloody Tower.
- Open
- Tower of London
- Included in palace admission (Members go free)
- Things to see
Battlements
Walk the defensive inner battlements and huge towers that have guarded the Tower of London for centuries.
- Open
- Tower of London
- Included in palace admission (Members go free)
- Things to see
Royal Beasts
Discover why exotic animals were kept at the Tower of London and see how they lived in the Royal Menagerie.
- Open
- Tower of London
- Included in palace admission (Members go free)
OTHER PAGES THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST
The Jewish History of the Medieval Tower of London
World-famous as a royal fortress and prison, the Tower of London is also one of the most substantial standing remains of medieval England’s Jewish history. From the mid-twelfth century to the expulsion of the Anglo-Jewry in 1290, the Tower was both a place of imprisonment and of refuge for hundreds of Jews.
Sir Thomas Wyatt, Geoffrey Chaucer and Charles, Duke of Orleans
What dramatic Tudor event might Sir Thomas Wyatt have drawn on for his poetry? And did you know Geoffrey Chaucer worked at the Tower of London?
Charles II and the Discovery of the 'Princes in the Tower' in 1674
Tower of London Curator Charles Farris explores one of the most famous discoveries in the Tower’s history – a small chapter in the continuing mystery of the Princes in the Tower.
Objects Unwrapped: A 13th-Century Condiment dish
This small green-glazed ceramic dish was found during excavations near the Middle Tower at the Tower of London in the 1930s. It dates from the late 13th century and was possibly made at a pottery workshop in Kingston, just down the river from Hampton Court Palace.
The Peasant's Revolt: The only time the Tower of London was breached
At the Tower of London, William the Conqueror’s White Tower, and the huge curtain walls of Henry III and Edward I cast a shadow of impregnable royal strength over the City. In reality, the Tower’s fortunes as a defensive castle were somewhat mixed. It depended rather upon the loyalty and efficiency of its garrison, and the stocking of its weapon stores and food larders.
A Head in the Bloody Tower
When I started my job at the Tower of London I fully expected to encounter extraordinary things every day. And true to form I was only onto my second week when a fragment of a wall painting on the upper floor of the Bloody Tower was revealed.