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== History == | == History == | ||
Construction on the | 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]]'') | [[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]]'') | ||
