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William the Conqueror
England's first Norman King
Elizabeth II at our palaces
Elizabeth II had a deep connection to the Tower of London and the other five palaces in our care
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'