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From the Tower of London is almost a thousand years.

The foundations have already been in the 11 Century and construction / renovation have more on it this time.

After the kings and queens have expanded the original structure, began during the year 1078

From the Tower of London has always been a castle, change continuously and is currently the oldest palaces and very Festung Royal Jail across Europe.

Treason is still a capital crime in the UK and is now punishable by death (in the Tower grounds no doubt).

Norman King William the Conqueror “invasion of England (during the year 1066 AD) and defeated the incumbent president Saxon King Harold at the Battle of Hastings and Christmas Day, then in 1066 it was thereafter crowned king of England.

Later, after choosing the banks of the Thames, as its stronghold, the London Bridge was the farthest place downstream of a medieval stone bridge of the Traverse of the Thames, without collapse of the river in the bottom of its own weight.

King William needs a impenetrable to support his army, for the rest of medieval English lords under control and prevent revolts against him, and Grabbing the throne for the English version.

London is not that the invasion of all King, and William command was not their loyalty, as foreigners, from Normandy in France.

He needed to position combat force of nature was, in ancient times.

You can say that nothing has really changed over the past thousands of years, vis-à-vis the recent global conflicts in progress!

It is interesting to the city, William took as his army was exactly the same position as the Roman emperor Claudius has chosen English as its base, there are many centuries and even today you can see beautiful Roman visibility of engineering skills and there in the Rest of England (especially the town of Bad).

From the Tower of London after a thousand years of its heritage of Royal, now operates as a museum in London!

Initially, it was a simple turn of wood and stone and a case containing the normal outside walls of the trench.

The basic structure later, a large stone tower, called “The Great Tower” and is today as The White Tower.

For the year 1240, the former King Henry III in the Tour de vivre as in his royal palace.

It has the beautiful and the Grand Tour has painted white, and extends its new home, so he could build a church to pray in.

Indeed, one must not forget that all the kings of the Middle Ages, she decided, by divine right – and what you have to say?

In addition, a large hall and other buildings were constructed and the Norman kings, direct descendants of William, England still reigns in the 13 centuries (and still speaks French, of course!) References to the Tower of London “La Tour Blanche”, which is in English of the White Tower.

The Great / White / White Tower or the Tower of London, if you prefer, has many functions over the centuries.

A Royal Residence, palaces, fortress, prison, All-In-One-military complex, Royal Mint, the Treasury and now it is a museum in London and also London’s Number One tourist attraction.