Tower of London

The Tower of London, which is standing to-day, is a gloomy fortress that was built in the time of William the Conqueror, and since that time had been the scene of many tragedies and executions, for the most dangerous political prisoners were confined there.

A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Clayton Edwards

The Tower of London is a group of buildings and towers covering 13 acres along the north bank of the Thames.

infoplease - Daily Almanac 2009

The white paper includes the promise of "buffer zones" to protect the perimeters of some World Heritage sites from unsympathetic development: too late for the Tower of London which is already ringed by new glass office blocks, a source of such concern to Unesco, which administers the scheme, that there have been suggestions it could lose its world ranking.

England's historic sites: Jewels in the crown to be protected. But who will pay heritage price? 2007

The white paper includes the promise of "buffer zones" to protect the perimeters of some World Heritage sites from unsympathetic development: too late for the Tower of London which is already ringed by new glass office blocks, a source of such concern to Unesco, which administers the scheme, that there have been suggestions it could lose its world ranking.

Archive 2007-03-01 2007

Chary of the term "national treasure" "it implies I am like the Tower of London, which was a place of great cruelty", Holland says he always likes people who run a cafe and want to run a cafe, or run a shop and want to run that shop.

Jools Holland: why I'm happy just to play the blues 2011

And let's not forget the Tower of London is far more popular than Buckingham Palace.

Letters: Rampant publicity and republican fairytales 2011

In London, William the Conqueror put up the White Tower, the foundation of the Tower of London, which was the biggest building in the city since the Romans left.

Early medieval architecture: a story of castles and churches 2011

Chary of the term "national treasure" "it implies I am like the Tower of London, which was a place of great cruelty", Holland says he always likes people who run a cafe and want to run a cafe, or run a shop and want to run that shop.

Jools Holland: why I'm happy just to play the blues 2011

Then we were on our way again, traveling downriver through the city of London to the Tower of London.

Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

Then we were on our way again, traveling downriver through the city of London to the Tower of London.

Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010