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Tales from the Tower: Secrets and Stories from a Gory and Glorious Past (History)
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #338532 in Books
- Published on: 2006-09-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 160 pages
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Synopsis
From the luxurious to the lethal, the Tower of London has been subject to a wealth of mishaps, myths and misconceptions for nearly 1,000 years. Originally designed by William the Conqueror just after the Battle of Hastings as the country's greatest fortress, it has since been a palace, a prison, a torture chamber, a place of execution, an armoury, a giant safe, a mint and a menagerie! And despite - or perhaps because of - its dark and bloody past, it still attracts millions of visitors today. Packed with secrets and superstitions and drawing references from such luminaries as More, Shakespeare and Gilbert and Sullivan, Tales from the Tower leads the reader through the Tower's gory, glorious and often glamorous history. This compendium asks...What happened to the little princes and were their bodies ever found? Who was the most famous person to be tortured in the Tower of London? What is Traitor's Gate and why did most people arrive there? Who was executed by drowning in a barrel of wine in the Bowyer Tower? Which Bloody man was rewarded for trying to steal the crown jewels and why? What could happen if the ravens were made to leave the tower - and why can't they fly away?
