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... became hostages . Their deten- tion in the Tower was rendered comparatively pleasant by the free access given to their friends and servants , with horses , hawks , and hounds . hapter ii . ILLUSTRIOUS INMATES . HILE the gloom of THE ...
... became hostages . Their deten- tion in the Tower was rendered comparatively pleasant by the free access given to their friends and servants , with horses , hawks , and hounds . hapter ii . ILLUSTRIOUS INMATES . HILE the gloom of THE ...
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... became the strongest Fortress in the kingdom . To possess the Tower was , to a great extent , to possess London ; and hence , through every change of parties and of dynasties , down to the time of Cromwell and the Civil Wars , the Tower ...
... became the strongest Fortress in the kingdom . To possess the Tower was , to a great extent , to possess London ; and hence , through every change of parties and of dynasties , down to the time of Cromwell and the Civil Wars , the Tower ...
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... became a State Prison . Its great strength as a fortress rendered it also the most secure and suitable place for depositing the King's most valuable property . The first mention of the Tower as a Magazine of Arms and military stores ...
... became a State Prison . Its great strength as a fortress rendered it also the most secure and suitable place for depositing the King's most valuable property . The first mention of the Tower as a Magazine of Arms and military stores ...
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... became necessary , the present Mint on Tower - Hill was built , between 1806 and 1811 , at a cost of a quarter of a million , including the expense of improved machinery . The Menagerie also has been removed , and may now be seen in the ...
... became necessary , the present Mint on Tower - Hill was built , between 1806 and 1811 , at a cost of a quarter of a million , including the expense of improved machinery . The Menagerie also has been removed , and may now be seen in the ...
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... became an inmate of the White Tower , where he remained a prisoner twenty - five years . Lord Surrey , eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk , a poet of whose genius our ancestors were proud , was accused of aspiring to the hand of the ...
... became an inmate of the White Tower , where he remained a prisoner twenty - five years . Lord Surrey , eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk , a poet of whose genius our ancestors were proud , was accused of aspiring to the hand of the ...
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