by Pepper Basham | Dec 14, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
Here’s the Tower on our way out. We exit through the portcullis, past the Traitor’s Gate, and back out of the Tower. I guess the most memorable parts of the trip to the Tower were the Tower Green, the Torture Chamber, the King’s House, and the Crown...
by Pepper Basham | Dec 13, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
It was considered a privelage to have an execution away from hostile crowds and gaping commoners, thus the people who were killed inside the Tower of London had to be people of high rank and/or political status. Otherwise, the prisoners were take to Tower Hill, just...
by Pepper Basham | Dec 13, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
Miranda Carson can’t wait to return to England for Christmas and to be with her boyfriend, Ian. She has spent a lifetime yearning for a place to call home, and she’s sure Carlton Heath will be it, especially when a hinted-at engagement ring slips into the...
by Pepper Basham | Dec 12, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
Here’s to a guy who spent a long time in captivity after years of marvelous and adventurous freedom. This is one of the chambers Sir Walter Raleigh was imprisoned in by Queen Elizabeth until his death. His family remained imprisoned with him until his...
by Pepper Basham | Dec 12, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
Here are some more examples of armor on display in the Tower of London. The example below is of King Charles I’s armor. It’s really pretty impressive. It didn’t really help the poor guy out in the end, but I bet he looked smashing in it.
