A Friday Jaunt to the Tower of London

I went to the Tower of London on Friday and I must say it was one of the most amazing things I've ever experienced! You come in on the DLR and the first thing you see is the top of the White Tower and it just leaves you breathless. The Tower of London is one of the places I've most been dying to visit and being able to see it, actually see it was just spectacular! 

I decided to go on one of the Yeomen tours because the tower is massive, and I didn't want to miss anything. Our tour guide for the day was the lovely Moira!

Moira was absolutely hilarious, and hearing her personal take on things was great.

One of the first things Moira showed us was the Bell Tower, where St. Thomas More was imprisoned while awaiting execution. I really admire Thomas More, and seeing the place where he was held was just amazing. 

Next was the infamous Traitor's Gate, where "high-profile" prisoners were often brought. Some famous people to pass through these gates include Anne Boleyn and Queen Elizabeth I. 

I also saw the Bloody Tower, where the two princes in the tower were murdered, and the scaffold site, where Anne Boleyn, Jane Grey, and Katherine Howard all lost their heads.
















I could include a lot more here, but for the sake of length and making sure I don't bore anyone, I'm going to continue! I visited the White Tower, built in 1076 by William the Conqueror to be his royal stronghold, which now houses the armories museum. I saw everything from the sword of Oliver Cromwell to the armor of King Henry VIII. It would be terribly boring if I included all the pictures I took here, so I'm going to include one, which was an impressive suit of armor worn by Henry VIII while he was either in his late teens or early twenties.

One of my favorite things I saw was the Crown Jewels but, unfortunately, photos aren't allowed there :( If there were, you can be sure I'd have lots of impressive photos here!

Well, there you have it, my Friday jaunt to the Tower! In honor of Jennie's horror movie lecture; sleep tight, avoid the ghosts, and don't let the executioner get you!