The stone fortress was built by William the Conqueror in the 1070s to guard his power and houses the crown jewels. The tower is steeped in tragic history. “Kings and queens imprisoned their rivals and ...

The most significant excavation in a generation is underway at the Tower of London and it’s promising to “re-draw the map of the medieval fortress” and shed light on some of the people who lived, ...

Beefeaters, the Yeoman Warders who live and work at the Tower of London, are facing job losses for the first time in their 500-year history. Some of the 37 serving Beefeaters are set to lose their ...

The first excavation at the famed Tower of London in a generation uncovered more than 20 skeletal remains. Excavations revealed everything from a 14 th-century Black Death group burial to three ...

For nearly 1000 years, the Tower of London has been the site of tragic executions of some of England’s most famous historic ...

Historian Dan Jones visits the Tower of London. Dan Jones explores one of the oldest and most fearsome castles ever built: the Tower of London. The Tower is an iconic fortress, synonymous with ...

LONDON — For the first time in their long history, Britain’s iconic Beefeaters, who guard the millennium-old Tower of London, are facing job cuts. Visitors to the landmark have fallen off sharply amid ...

For more than 900 years, the Tower of London has occupied its place at the heart of English life. At various times a royal ...

Find out if one of history’s greatest cold cases—the imprisonment of two princes in the Tower of London—can finally be solved. Their disappearance led to centuries of mystery and speculation. Were the ...