Towers Of London & Tower Bridge - building history, who built them and when it was built; Prisoners Of The Tower - what kind of people were sent in, & the Yeoman Warders

Tower of London & Tower Bridge The Tower of London is by far one of the most famous and well-preserved historical buildings in the world. From its earliest structural beginnings by its founder William I of England better known as William the Conqueror 1066-87, the Great Tower or White Tower as it later came to be called was fast becoming the most talked-about building in England. The White Tower was also the most awe inspiring, …

…human folly and progress for as long as we exist as a race. Since the Tower of London's early construction by William the Conqueror in 1078 a record of every prisoner held within its grounds has been kept in what is known as The Book of Prisoners. Although referred to as The Book of Prisoners it is actually made up of several books containing prisoners? names, date of imprisonment, place of imprisonment and their eventual fate.