The history of the Tower of London

Август 23, 2022

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The history of the Tower of London

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2. The walls of the Bloody Tower contain some of the bloody secrets. A lot of famous
3. So the Two little Princes - Edward V and his younger brother Richard, the Duke of
4. There is another legend in the Tower of London. ‘If the ravens leave the Tower, the
5. Six ravens, plus one as a reserve, live in the Tower today. Each of raven has
6. Every night at 10 p.m. at the Tower of London the Ceremony of the Keys takes
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The walls of the Bloody Tower contain some of the bloody

secrets. A lot of famous people were killed or beheaded there.

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So the Two little Princes - Edward V and his younger

brother Richard, the Duke of York were killed there on the order of their uncle the Duke of Gloucester, afterwards King Richard III.
Today people believe that at night you can see the ghosts of famous people in the Bloody Tower. They even saw the ghosts of two sad and beautiful children in white clothes walking along the dark halls.

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There is another legend in the Tower of London. ‘If the

ravens leave the Tower, the kingdom will fall....’ Legend says that the kingdom and the Tower will fall if the six ravens leave the fortress.

It was Charles II, according to the stories, who first insisted that the ravens of the Tower should be protected.

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Six ravens, plus one as a reserve, live in the Tower

today. Each of raven has its own name.
Please note: We would ask that you do not try to feed the ravens. They are large birds who are fed daily by our Ravenmaster. They can bite you, so please be careful.

The ravens eat 170g of raw meat a day, plus bird biscuits soaked in blood.

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