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12/52 Pictures of the Tower of London
St Thomas's Tower exterior

St. Thomas's Tower, named after Thomas a Becket (a constable), was constructed between 1275-1279 by Edward I It was used as the Kings private living quarters and was joined to Wakefield Tower by a bridge. Henry VI was imprisoned in the Tower of London died in the tower on May 21, 1471 after being murdered. An Altar marks the spot where he died. Hugely renovated in 1532 for the coronation of Anne Boleyn. Once again renovated in the 1860's and is much in the same state now as it was after that restoration.


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