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The tradition of housing the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London probably dates from the reign of Henry III (1216–1272). The Jewel House was built specifically to house the royal regalia, including jewels, plate, and symbols of royalty such as the crown, sceptre, and sword. When money needed to be raised, the treasure could be pawned by the monarch. The treasure allowed the monarch independence from the aristocracy and consequently was closely guarded. A new position for "keeper of the jewels, armouries and other things" was created, [163] which was well rewarded; in the reign of Edward III (1327–1377) the holder was paid 12d a day. The position grew to include other duties including purchasing royal jewels, gold, and silver, and appointing royal goldsmiths and jewellers. [163] Nearest tube: Bank or Mansion House London city views at night from the Aviary rooftop bar The Aviary Rooftop Bar The Tower of London's outer curtain wall, with the curtain wall of the inner ward just visible behind. In the centre is Legge's Mount. History [ edit ] Foundation and early history [ edit ] Tom (6 May 2015). "Leaning Tower of Pisa in the 1890s". Cool Old Photos. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019 . Retrieved 5 March 2019. Two German churches have challenged the tower's status as the world's most lopsided building: the 15th-century square Leaning Tower of Suurhusen and the 14th-century bell tower in the town of Bad Frankenhausen. [50] Guinness World Records measured the Pisa and Suurhusen towers, finding the former's tilt to be 3.97 degrees. [42] In June 2010, Guinness World Records certified the Capital Gate building in Abu Dhabi, UAE as the "World's Furthest Leaning Man-made Tower"; [51] it has an 18-degree slope, almost five times more than the Tower of Pisa, but was deliberately engineered to slant. The Leaning Tower of Wanaka in New Zealand, also deliberately built, leans at 53 degrees to the ground. [52] Gallery

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Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (London) Museum, Army Museums Ogilby Trust, archived from the original on 26 July 2011 , retrieved 16 June 2010 Giorgio Vasari, Jean Paul Richter (1855), Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, H. G. Bohn, p.153, archived from the original on 9 August 2021 , retrieved 14 November 2020 Everyone was happy to wait for their turn. Seeing how bad I was at trying to take a selfie with the dome, the person waiting behind me even often to take the photo for me. Among those held and executed at the Tower was Anne Boleyn. [115] Although the Yeoman Warders were once the Royal Bodyguard, by the 16th and 17th centuries their main duty had become to look after the prisoners. [118] The Tower was often a safer place than other prisons in London such as the Fleet, where disease was rife. High-status prisoners could live in conditions comparable to those they might expect outside; one such example was that while Walter Raleigh was held in the Tower his rooms were altered to accommodate his family, including his son who was born there in 1605. [116] Executions were usually carried out on Tower Hill rather than in the Tower of London itself, and 112 people were executed on the hill over 400 years. [119] Before the 20th century, there had been seven executions within the castle on Tower Green; as was the case with Lady Jane Grey, this was reserved for prisoners for whom public execution was considered dangerous. [119] After Lady Jane Grey's execution on 12 February 1554, [120] Queen Mary I imprisoned her sister Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth I, in the Tower under suspicion of causing rebellion as Sir Thomas Wyatt had led a revolt against Mary in Elizabeth's name. [121] Memorial To The Executed in the Tower, unveiled in 2006, designed by Brian Catling The cobbled surface of Tower Hill to the north of the Tower of London. Over a period of 400 years, 112 people were executed on the hill. [119] Bloody Tower, Historic Royal Palaces, archived from the original on 28 April 2010 , retrieved 22 July 2010Shortly after the death of Edward IV in 1483, the notorious murder of the Princes in the Tower is traditionally believed to have taken place. The incident is one of the most infamous events associated with the Tower of London. [105] Edward V's uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester was declared Lord Protector while the prince was too young to rule. [106] Traditional accounts have held that the 12-year-old Edward was confined to the Tower of London along with his younger brother Richard. The Duke of Gloucester was proclaimed King Richard III in June. The princes were last seen in public in June 1483; [105] it has traditionally been thought that the most likely reason for their disappearance is that they were murdered late in the summer of 1483. [106] Bones thought to belong to them were discovered in 1674 when the 12th-century forebuilding at the entrance to the White Tower was demolished; however, the reputed level at which the bones were found (10ft or 3m) would put the bones at a depth similar to that of the Roman graveyard found, in 2011, 12ft (4m) underneath the Minories a few hundred yards to the north. [107] Opposition to Richard escalated until he was defeated at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 by the Lancastrian Henry Tudor, who ascended to the throne as Henry VII. [105] As king, Henry VII built a tower for a library next to the King's Tower. [108] Changing use [ edit ] Cause and principles, Historic Royal Palaces, archived from the original on 22 December 2009 , retrieved 30 April 2010 year-old Leaning Tower of Pisa mystery unveiled by engineers". ScienceDaily. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018 . Retrieved 22 November 2018. Piazza dei Miracoli digital media archive ( Creative Commons–licensed photos, laser scans, panoramas), data from a University of Ferrara/ CyArk research partnership, includes 3D scan data from the Leaning Tower of Pisa.