UK 2006
Ten delightful days with my daughter touring London and the Highlands of Scotland
- May 26th through June 4th -



Part Deux

The Tower of London has been the setting for many great events during its 900-year history as a royal palace and fortress, prison and place of execution, arsenal, mint, menagerie and jewel house. (excerpted from the Tower of London website)

Consistent with my experience at Lafayette,
I found the intriguing twists and turns of English history
as described by our Yeoman Warder
as interesting as they were hard to remember.
Did you know, for instance,
that James I and James VI were the same person?


Carrying my "brolly" seemed to keep the showers at bay
during our fascinating tour of one of England's premier landmarks.
In the background, Queen's House and Tower Green,
adjacent to the site where Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard,
two of Henry VIII's ill-fated wives, were beheaded.

Begun in the reign of William the Conqueror (1066-1087),
the White Tower (left-foreground) marks the start of the Tower of London's history.
To the right of the White Tower is Waterloo Block, home to the Crown jewels.
The beautiful Chapel Royal of St. Peter ad Vincula (right)
is open for public worship on Sunday mornings,
but may otherwise be seen as part of the main Yeoman Warder tour.



Click here to be taken
to the official Tower of London website,
your best source for a detailed history
of this national treasure.

To see more of our trip, click on the links below:

LONDON
London Home Page
Chelsea Flower Show
Tower of London - Part One
The British Museum
Billy Elliot - The Musical

SCOTLAND
Trafford Bank Guesthouse
Discovering Loch Ness - Part One
Discovering Loch Ness - Part Two
Cawdor Castle - Part One
Cawdor Castle - Part Two

Note:  each page includes links to each of the others

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