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The '''Tower of London''' is a medieval fortress in the heart of [[London]]. It originated as the White Tower, a stone castle built by William I in 1078 to overawe his recently-conquered capital, but was subsequently enlarged and strengthened. It served as a fortress, a palace and a prison over the centuries. The [[Princes in the Tower]] - the child king Edward V and his brother the Duke of York - were (almost certainly) murdered here in 1583-4; and the Tower was the place of imprisonment and execution of many notable prisoners, including [[William Wallace]], [[Sir Thomas More]], [[Anne Boleyn]], [[Katherine Howard]], [[Lady Jane Grey]], and [[Sir Walter Raleigh]]. Several German spies were executed by firing squad at the Tower during [[World War I]], and one during [[World War II]]: the last execution to take place there. [[Rudolph Hess]] was held prisoner at the Tower between 1941 and 1946.
The '''Tower of London''' is a medieval fortress in the heart of [[London]]. It originated as the White Tower, a stone castle built by [[William I]] in 1078 to overawe his recently-conquered capital, but was subsequently enlarged and strengthened. It served as a fortress, a palace and a prison over the centuries. The [[Princes in the Tower]] - the child king Edward V and his brother the Duke of York - were (almost certainly) murdered here in 1583-4; and the Tower was the place of imprisonment and execution of many notable prisoners, including [[William Wallace]], [[Sir Thomas More]], [[Anne Boleyn]], [[Katherine Howard]], [[Lady Jane Grey]], and [[Sir Walter Raleigh]]. Several German spies were executed by firing squad at the Tower during [[World War I]], and one during [[World War II]]: the last execution to take place there. [[Rudolph Hess]] was held prisoner at the Tower between 1941 and 1946.
The Tower served as a royal palace from its foundation until the rule of [[Oliver Cromwell]], and it housed the royal menagerie from the early thirteenth century until 1835.
The Tower served as a royal palace from its foundation until the rule of [[Oliver Cromwell]], and it housed the royal menagerie from the early thirteenth century until 1835.
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:England]]