Built on the bank of the River Thames The towers official name is Her Majestys Royal Palace and the fortress of the Tower of London was built in 1078 by William Conqueror in 1100 the castle was turned in to prison some of the more notable prisoners are
Ann Boleyn the second wife of Henry the 8th executed on May 19th, 1546.
Sir Walter Raleigh was imprisoned twice at the tower the first time in 1592 the second time his family joined him were he fathered one of his children and devoted his time to writing, The princes of the tower to princes ages twelve and ten in 1483 the boys have placed them there after fathers death by there uncle and stripped them of there titles then took the throne for himself,
then Lady Jane Gray was the only queen for nine days when she was put in the Tower for treason.
The 143 crown jewels are held in the tower from rings to sovereign crowns and scepters all guarded but the yeoman warders or beefeaters. The tower is also well known or its ghosts of various past inmates that have been executed