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The Tower of London
Jan 18 2011, 3:00 AM EST
The Tower of London - the most famous Square Keep (The White Tower)William the Conqueror built the White Tower. It is the most famous Castle Keep in Great Britain and situated on north bank of the Thames River. Construction of this famous castle keep started in 1078. * The White Tower is 90 feet high * The thickness of the walls ranged from 15 feet at the base to almost 11 feet in the upper storeys * Above the battlements four turrets were built * The name of the Norman Master Builder who built the square keep was Gundulf * The White Tower was built by Norman masons but the labourers were English (Anglo-Saxon) * The East and South sides of the White Tower were protected to the by the old Roman London City walls * The entrance to the Tower is on the first floor accessed via a removable staircase, designed to make invasion of the White Tower more difficult * The first structure on the site was a Motte and Bailey castle * The White Tower was commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1078 and completed in 1097 * The North and West sides of the White Tower were protected by ditches Do you find this valuable?
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ravenhair |
1. RE: The Tower of London
Jan 18 2011, 3:24 AM EST
The imposing medieval Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, (St. Peter in Chains) within the Tower, was consecrated in the reign of William the Conqueror's youngest son Henry I, but was rebuilt in the thirteenth century and again during the Tudor period. Both Henry I and his brother, William Rufus, continued work on improvements and additions to their father's formidable stronghold.Throughout its long and bloodstained history, the Tower has played host to a number of famous prisoners.
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royalfalcon |
2. RE: The Tower of London
Jan 18 2011, 5:48 AM EST
I know the Tower really well. As a Volunteer for Historic Royal Palaces I often work there. I attended the Carol Service at St Peters ad Vincula in December. Over the last couple of years they have had conservation work going on round The White Tower and we have taken parties up to the top in Open House London Weekend.
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HeverRose |
3. RE: The Tower of London
Jan 18 2011, 12:33 PM EST
Royalfalcon, do you know exactly where Anne Boleyn was housed while in the tower? Is it available to tour privately and what does one have to do to see it?
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poncianito |
4. RE: The Tower of London
Jan 18 2011, 1:00 PM EST
Oh my God this is very interesting and completely owesome, I know that when a person like something is when you most enjoyed and you most love to work there.........:)
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royalfalcon |
5. RE: The Tower of London
Jan 18 2011, 1:50 PM EST
Hi HeverRose, Anne Boleyn was housed in The Lieutenants Lodge. Unfortunately it is no longer there. There have been a few diffrerent ideas as to where it actually was located. Alison Weir, thinks it was very likely situated between The Lanthorn Tower and the Wardrobe Tower on the South Lawn behind the White Tower. A lot of people think that Anne was housed in The Queens House but this was not built until a few years after her death. I will see if one of the Yeoman Warders can pinpoint it for me next time I am there and then I will report back with my findings..
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