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The '''Tower of London''' | The '''Tower of London''' was a [[prison]], fortified royal residence, and [[UNIT HQ#Tower of London|UNIT headquarters]] in [[London]]. [[The Doctor]] visited it on more than one occasion and across several incarnations managed to be thrown in it as a prisoner. | ||
[[UNIT HQ|The UNIT headquarters]] were relocated beneath the Tower of London in [[1999]]. The HQ was known as the '''Tower Ops''' by [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] officers. | |||
== Location == | == Location == | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Construction on the [[Tower of London]] began in the [[11th century]]; with one account suggesting it started in [[1066]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic of the Angels (novel)|Magic of the Angels]]'') and another suggesting it started in [[1078]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Travellers' Almanac]]'') | |||
[[William of Normandy]] began the construction and many of the monarchs who succeeded him extended and added to the tower of the centuries that followed. The end result was an arrangement of buildings standing inside two concentric defensive walls and a [[moat]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Travellers' Almanac]]'') The tower contained, among other buildings, the [[White Tower]] housing the [[Armour Museum]] and the [[Bloody Tower]]. One of the entrances to the Tower was called [[Traitor's Gate]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Battle of the Tower (audio story)|The Battle of the Tower]]'') | |||
The Doctor was imprisoned in the Tower on the [[Duke of Exeter's daughter]] (i.e., the rack). ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trail of the White Worm (audio story)|Trail of the White Worm]]'') | The Doctor was imprisoned in the Tower on the [[Duke of Exeter's daughter]] (i.e., the rack). ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trail of the White Worm (audio story)|Trail of the White Worm]]'') | ||
