Quote from Angela on September 30, 2019, 7:49 pm

What do you really know about the Towers of London? 

Mighty fortress. Royal Palace. Infamous prison? This location has been all three.

The towers are situated next to Tower Bridge and are the tallest and most highly guarded towers in all of the Kingdom. The towers were originally constructed with two moats of defence utilised by medieval monarchs for over 500 years. 

When King William I (the Conqueror) summoned skilled masonry workers from Normandy and France to erect a mighty stone towers at the centre of his fortress in the 1070's, nothing like it had ever been seen before and the Londoners looked on in awe. 

Taking twenty years to complete, yet 1000 years later, the Towers of London still captivate, and terrify, all who gaze upon them. 

Not only have the Towers guarded the Crown Jewels, they have also protected many royal family members and the monarchy establishment during times of great warfare and battle.

Once home to reputable institutions such as the Royal Mint and Royal Armouries, these Towers attract more than 3 million visitors every year.

Henry VIII brought his new bride Anne Boleyn to live here and they feasted many nights in splendour and luxury. Three years later, Anne would be lead to her own execution from the very same luxurious walls, after being accused of adultery!

There have been hundreds of reports of the headless ghostly apparition of Anne Boleyn seen roaming the corridors in eternal regret. 

During The War of The Roses, in 1471, Henry VI was murdered here, also murdered were the two children (aged just 12 and 10) of his rival, Edward IV, two young princes, whose skeletons were later unearthed in 1674. Many have reported seeing shadow children playing in the courtyards.

Are you brave enough to visit the towers?

Come to London and see for yourself.