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Tower of London
- William the ConquerorWilliam was born in 1027 or 1028 at Falaise, Duchy of Normandy. His mother Herleva was a daughter of Fulbert of Falaise who may have been a tanner or…
- Tower of LondonOn the 14th of October 1066, the Duke of Normandy won the Battle of Hastings and spent the rest of that year securing his holdings by fortifying key…
- Church of St Peter ad VinculaThe chapel's name refers to the story of Saint Peter's imprisonment under Herod Agrippa in Jerusalem. Its current building dates from 1520, although the…
- White Tower (Tower of London)William the Conqueror began building a timber fortification in 1066. Work on the stone keep started within the next decade.
- Tower BridgeBy the late 1870s, London's East End had swelled to include nearly 40% of the city's population. This demographic shift created an urgent need for a new…
- Constable of the TowerThe office of Constable of the Tower dates back to within a few years of the Norman Conquest in 1066. Geoffrey de Mandeville became the first holder of this…
- Royal MintThe first coins minted in Britain appeared around 80 to 60 BC when Kentish tribes like the Cantii imitated designs from Marseille.