History and stories
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Robert Dudley
Prisoner, favourite and Earl of Leicester
Sir Walter Raleigh
This wild spirit found himself caged at the Tower of London
Lady Jane Grey
Known as the ‘Nine Day Queen’, Lady Jane had the shortest reign in British history
Thomas Cromwell
The life and death of Henry VIII’s 'most faithful servant'
Coronations Past and Present
An ancient ceremony, largely unchanged for a thousand years
Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London
The ‘Beefeaters’ have been guarding the Tower since Tudor times
The Medieval Palace
Luxurious royal lodgings from the 1200s
LGBT Royal Histories
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer histories in our palaces
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.