History and stories
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The Tower's Mint
Guarding the production of all the country's precious coins for over 500 years
Sir Walter Raleigh
This wild spirit found himself caged at the Tower of London
Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
Who was the real Guy Fawkes, the man behind the mask?
Duleep Singh
The last Sikh Maharaja of the Punjab and former owner of the Koh-i-Noor diamond
William the Conqueror
England's first Norman King
Elizabeth of York
The original Tudor Queen, and wife of Henry VII
Henry VI
Intelligent and generous, he lived in his father's shadow and was killed for his throne
The Ceremony of the Keys
Centuries-old traditions of the Tower of London including the Ceremony of the Keys and Beating the Bounds.
Tower of London Prison
It is known as an infamous prison, but it wasn't built to be one