Tower of London


Although the Tower of London was a functional castle with all the uses that come with being a castle, it is most associated with death, torture and b-heading. Henry VIII in particular made good use of the Tower, most people who entered through Traitors' Gate never left alive. The Tower’s first recorded prisoner was Ranulf Flambard, Bishop of Durham, who was convicted of extortion in 1100. He managed to escape the castle by climbing down a rope that had been smuggled into him in a wine casket. At one time or another the Tower of London has been a:
Fortress
Royal palace
Prison
Place of torture
Public zoo (in the 18th century) accessible by paying three half-pence or providing a cat or dog to feed the lions!😲
Royal mint
Observatory
Record office
Regimental museum
Home of the Crown Jewels
Top tourist attraction
-many of these things at the same time.
Source:
Castles, A Very Peculiar History, Jacqueline Morley

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