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William the conqueror built the white tower after his invasion and conquest in 1066, to dominate london and it has become infamous as a place of torture, execution and murder. Since the tower of londons early construction by william the conqueror in 1078 a record of every prisoner held within its grounds has been kept in what is known as the book of prisoners. View a detailed profile of the structure 1268098 including further data and descriptions in the emporis database. Tower of london gift shop the tower of london, founded by william the conqueror in 10667, is one of the worlds most famous fortresses, and one of britains most visited historic sites. Tim knox country life marriotts new history of the east end, beyond the tower is an expert guide to the area. Media in category buildings on the north bank of the river thames in london the following 1 files are in this category, out of 1 total.
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Artefacts revealing 8,000 years of human history in london are going on show on friday after being unearthed during the citys giant underground railway project. It has been previously known as the gpo tower, the post office tower and the telecom tower. We started life in 1999 as a specialist online history bookshop and now sell books of all kinds, both used and new. Tower of london official gift shop historic royal palaces. It is the site where the princes in the tower famously disappeared in the 15th century. This book reveals the fascinating stories, dramatic events and colorful characters that make up the tower of londons remarkably long and varied history. London towers north is a 23story highrise building in london, ontario, canada. Thames and hudson the official illustrated history of the crown jewels book. The tower of london is an icon of englands history.
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