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9 surprising facts about the Tower of London Moat
The Tower of London Moat wasn’t always the dry ditch that it is today. Did you know it was once filled with fish? Or that it has been used as an allotment? Here are 9 surprising facts about the moat at the Tower of London.
Robert Dudley
Prisoner, favourite and Earl of Leicester
Lady Jane Grey
Known as the ‘Nine Day Queen’, Lady Jane had the shortest reign in British history
Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London
The ‘Beefeaters’ have been guarding the Tower since Tudor times
LGBT Royal Histories
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer histories in our palaces
The Tower's Mint
Guarding the production of all the country's precious coins for over 500 years
The Ceremony of the Keys
Centuries-old traditions of the Tower of London including the Ceremony of the Keys and Beating the Bounds.
Edward Francis
Edward Francis, an enslaved African who lived at the Tower of London