The tower of London

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INTRODUCTION

WHY ALL ROADS GO TO LONDON?

HISTORY OF LONDON

THE GROWTH OF LONDON

MODERN LONDON

SIGHTSEEING

Trafalgar square

St. Paul's Cathedral

The tower of London

Westminster Abbey

Big Ben

The Bank of England

THE CITY OF LONDON

AS A FINANCIAL CENTER

LONDON'S VILLAGES

THE ROUT OF VISITING

THE MAIN

CONCLUSION

The history of London is closely connected with the Tower, which is among the first historic buildings. It was built in 1087. People say that London is the key to England and the Tower is the key to London.

The Tower of London was founded by William the Conqueror. It was begun with the aim of protecting Londoners from invasions by the river Thames. Since then the Tower has served as a fortress, a palace, a state prison and a royal treasury 1, now it is a museum. During the reign of Henry VII part of it became a menagerie's and it was one of the citizens entertainments to watch a bear being led to the water's edge to catch salmon.

The Tower of London consists of 13 towers. The most beautiful is the White Tower that was built by William I with some stone brought from Normandy. The tower is 90 feet high with 15 feet thickness. It was the usual place for the medieval royal family to live.

  Bloody Tower is nearly. There is no blood there today, but the Bloody Tower has a history of blood. From Norman days it has been a place of torture and execution. Thomas More was one of those who were executed there. One of the other earliest prisoners was the French Duke of Orleans, who was captured at the battle of Agincourt in 1415. He spent twenty-five years in English prisons before he was ransomed.