Tower: An Epic History of the Tower of London

Tower: An Epic History of the Tower of London

by Nigel Jones

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456 pages~7.6 hr readPublished by Windmill BooksPublished 2012-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

  • You love British history and want to understand how one building shaped an entire nation's fate.
  • You're fascinated by the darker side of power: the executions, the torture, the political intrigue that happened within these walls.
  • You're planning a visit to the Tower or have been there and want to know the real stories behind the stones and the Yeoman Warders.

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  • You prefer fiction to fact, even when the real history is this dramatic.
  • You're looking for a light, accessible introduction rather than a detailed, source-based deep dive.
  • You find accounts of historical violence and execution too unsettling to enjoy.

About this book

The Tower of London has served many purposes throughout its nearly thousand-year history: royal castle, palace, prison, torture chamber, execution site, zoo, mint, repository of the crown jewels, armory, record office, observatory, and major tourist attraction. No other building in Britain has been as central to the nation's story, standing at the heart of dramatic and often violent events. Historian Nigel Jones draws on primary sources to chronicle the Tower's turbulent past and its changing functions across time. The account includes eight pages of photographs and incorporates political and social detail to present the Tower not merely as an ancient structure, but as a living symbol of Great Britain.

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