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...

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...

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 incarceration...

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.

This site was interesting. One display in the Tower of London is of two very different sets of armor. One suit fit a man who stood about 6'9'' and the other suit fit a person who barely stood 3'. Now, I'm assuming that the 3' suit of armor is for a child....or maybe a...

There are several places throughout the Tower, where carvings are still evident....carvings made by the prisoners who populated these small, cold cells. Two such carvings are pictured below and are Biblical references.