A dazzling history of the Tower of London, one of the world's busiest tourist attractions, and the people who populated it. Castle, royal palace, prison, torture chamber, execution site, zoo, mint, home to the crown jewels, armory, record office, observatory, and the most visited tourist attraction in the UK: The Tower of London has been all these things and more. No building in Britain has been more intimately involved in the island's story than this mighty, brooding stronghold in the very heart of the capital, a place which has stood at the epicenter of dramatic, bloody and frequently cruel events for almost a thousand years. Now historian Nigel Jones sets this dramatic story firmly in the context of national--and international--events. In a gripping account drawn from primary sources and lavishly illustrated with sixteen pages of stunning photographs, he captures the Tower in its many changing moods and its many diverse functions. Here, for the first time, is a thematic portrayal of the Tower of london not just as an ancient structure, but as a living symbol of the nation of Great Britain.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Griffin
ISBN-13
9781250038401
eBay Product ID (ePID)
177129292
Product Key Features
Author
Nigel Jones
Publication Name
Tower
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
209mm
Item Width
141mm
Item Weight
413g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Nigel Jones
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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