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With close to 1,000 years of royal history lurking within its highly fortified walls, a trip to the Tower of London is like traveling back to a time of intrigue and drama. Make your way from Traitor's Gate to join Sir Walter Raleigh in the Bloody Tower as he awaits his fate for allegedly plotting against James I. Join Edward I in the court revelry within the Medieval Tower and admire Henry VIII's armour, weaponry and torture instruments in the White Tower before being dazzled by the array of royal jewels, crowns and diamonds encased in the Jewel and Martin Towers. With its stunning riverside backdrop, the tower has been used as a prison, palace and place of execution, arsenal, mint and menagerie, since its construction following the Norman Conquest of 1066. After King Henry VIII's break with the Catholic Church it housed religious prisoners including two of Henry VIII's six wives (Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard), both of whom were beheaded on the scaffolds at Tower Green. It is now one of the most famous structures in the world and hosts a range of exhibitions and re-enactments which celebrate and represent some of the most spectacular aspects of its gory and glorious past.
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event Thursday 30th May 2013
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See examples of gilding and create designs using gold leaf.
event Running from Saturday 1st June 2013 until Sunday 30th June 2013
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Come and join one of our expert White Tower wardens on a tour of the oldest building on the Tower of London grounds.
event Running from Saturday 1st June 2013 until Sunday 30th June 2013
TIMES 1st to 30th June 2013 - 9.30pm-10.05pm PRICING Free, phone for availability
The locking of the tower is a 700 year old tradition. The ceremony is still relevant as the fortress houses the crown jewels. Tickets are free, but booking is essential.
event Wednesday 5th June 2013
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Dr Richard Huscroft and curator Megan Gooch discuss the removal of the Jewish community from England.
event Running from Saturday 15th June 2013 until Sunday 16th June 2013
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event Saturday 22nd June 2013
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Learn basic techniques and processes of traditional blacksmithing.
event Saturday 29th June 2013
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Architectural historian Herbert Wright will explore the Tower and its surrounding architecture, identifying what today's 'towers' reveal about whose power is on the rise.
event Running from Monday 1st July 2013 until Wednesday 31st July 2013
VENUE Tower Of London
Come and join one of our expert White Tower wardens on a tour of the oldest building on the Tower of London grounds.
event Running from Monday 1st July 2013 until Wednesday 31st July 2013
TIMES 1st to 31st July 2013 - 9.30pm-10.05pm PRICING Free, phone for availability
The locking of the tower is a 700 year old tradition. The ceremony is still relevant as the fortress houses the crown jewels. Tickets are free, but booking is essential.
event Saturday 6th July 2013
VENUE Tower Of London
Experiment with traditional medieval masonry techniques.
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12 Leadenhall Street, City, London EC3V | 8 minutes from Tower Of London
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London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Lower Thames Street, City, London EC3R | 8 minutes from Tower Of London
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London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
London Bridge, Bankside, London SE1 | 11 minutes from Tower Of London
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London > Attractions > Boats and Bridges
Morgan's Lane, Tooley Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 6 minutes from Tower Of London
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London > Attractions > Museums
28 Shad Thames, Bankside, London SE1 | 6 minutes from Tower Of London
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London > Events > Tours Dates: 1st February 2013 to 31st December 2014
The Shard, 96 Tooley Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 8 minutes from Tower Of London
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London > Events > Concerts Dates: Tuesday 21st May 2013 - 3.15pm
Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge, SE1 | 11 minutes from Tower Of London
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Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, E1 | 11 minutes from Tower Of London
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Ground Floor East, 136-148 Tooley Street, SE1 | 8 minutes from Tower Of London
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London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Graces Alley, Off Ensign Street, Tower Hamlets, London E1 | 8 minutes from Tower Of London
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Whittington Avenue, off Gracechurch Street, City, London EC3V | 8 minutes from Tower Of London
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4-5 Leadenhall Market, City, London EC3V | 8 minutes from Tower Of London
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2 Tower Bridge House, St Katharine's Way, E1W | 1 minute from Tower Of London
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Tower Place, Tower Hill, City, London EC3N | 2 minutes from Tower Of London
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London > Education > Evening Classes
4 Luke Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A | 21 minutes from Tower Of London
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London > Education > Evening Classes
10 Sunbury Workshops, Swanfield Street, Shoreditch, London E2 | 24 minutes from Tower Of London
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106 Bunhill Row, City, London EC1Y | 25 minutes from Tower Of London
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London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
City Hall, 110 The Queens Walk, Bankside, London SE1 | 5 minutes from Tower Of London
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London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
41 Snowsfields, SE1 | 11 minutes from Tower Of London
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95 Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London E1 | 17 minutes from Tower Of London
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99 - 101 Bermondsey Street, SE1 | 12 minutes from Tower Of London
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77 Borough High Street, Southwark, Bankside, London SE1 | 13 minutes from Tower Of London
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