Book description
The brooding grey walls of the Tower of London circumscribe one of
the most recognisable buildings on the planet. Over its thousand-year
history the Tower stood as a symbol of the English monarchy and served
as both a palace and a prison. It is a place where court intrigues,
clandestine liaisons, unimaginable tortures and grisly executions took
place with frightening regularity. Tales from the Tower of London is
the factual history of the great building itself told through the true
stories of the people, royal and common, good and bad, heroes and
villains, who lived and died there. Including characters such as
William the Conqueror, the Princes in the Tower, Jane Grey, Guy
Fawkes, Colonel Blood and Rudolf Hess, the broad range of stories
encompassed in Tales from the Tower of London present a microcosm of
all human experience, from love and death to greed and betrayal, all
played out against romantic period settings ranging from medieval
knights in shining armour to the darkest days of World War II. Anyone
who loves history and adventure will find Tales from the Tower of
London a classic page turner.
