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The story of the Tower of London

Iconic fortress, royal palace and infamous prison.

The royal household in the medieval period

What was it like to live and work in the Medieval Palace?

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.

Duleep Singh

The last Sikh Maharaja of the Punjab and former owner of the Koh-i-Noor diamond

Elizabeth of York

The original Tudor Queen, and wife of Henry VII

Thomas Cromwell

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

Sir Thomas More

Henry VIII's 'good servant, and God's first'

The Tower of London Menagerie

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

William the Conqueror

England's first Norman King