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Castles Today we will be... Finding out how the Tower of London’s use has changed over time. NEXT www.planbee.com What building is this? Who started building it? BACK NEXT www.planbee.com It is the Tower of London. The keep in the centre is called the White Tower. BACK NEXT www.planbee.com After the Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror knew he would have to make sure the people of London followed his rules. So he built a stronghold where the tower is now. This is Grosmont Castle in Wales. It is a Norman stronghold that is still standing today. BACK http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grosmont_Castle_gatehouse,_2011.jpg NEXT www.planbee.com After a few years, the Normans began building the White Tower. The Tower showed Londoners how powerful the Normans were. It warned them not to rebel. When it was built the tower would have been much taller than the surrounding buildings. BACK NEXT www.planbee.com During medieval times the tower was mainly used as a fortress and stronghold. It was not initially used as a royal residence or a palace. During the poll tax riots King Richard II went there so he was safe from the peasants. BACK NEXT www.planbee.com When Richard I was king he ordered the Tower of London to be improved. His brother John, was the ﬁrst king to keep exotic animals there. What animals do you think have lived in the Tower of London? BACK NEXT www.planbee.com Lions, tigers, a white bear, an African elephant and snakes are some of the animals that lived in the Tower. Ravens still live there today. King Richard I was called Richard the Lionheart. He is the king who goes on the crusade in the story of Robin Hood. BACK NEXT www.planbee.com The Tower of London was used as a prison for lots of important people. Elizabeth I was imprisoned there before she was queen. Her sister, Queen Mary, ordered her to be put in jail. Princess Elizabeth I, when she was BACK thirteen years old. NEXT www.planbee.com The Tower of London was even home to the Royal Mint. This means money was made there. This coin is a sixpence. It This coin is a guinea. It was made in 1593 in the was made in 1686 in the Tower of London. Tower of London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:England_Queen_Elizabeth_I_sixpence_1593.jpg BACK NEXT www.planbee.com This is the Tower of London now. What do you think it is used for now? BACK NEXT www.planbee.com Now it is mainly a tourist attraction. If you go to visit the Tower of London you can see the Crown Jewels. BACK NEXT www.planbee.com This picture is from about 1650. This picture is from 1381. This picture is How many ways has from 1737. the Tower of London changed that you can think of? This picture is what it looks like now. BACK www.planbee.com.

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