Tower of London

1. Tower of London

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The Tower of London, officially Her Majesty's Royal Palace
and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle
located on the north bank of the River Thames in central
London. The Tower of London has played a prominent role in
English history. It was besieged several times, and controlling it
has been important to controlling the country.

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It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman
Conquest of England. The White Tower, which gives the entire
castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078
and was a resented symbol of oppression, inflicted upon
London by the new ruling elite

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The Tower has served variously as an armoury, a treasury,
a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public record
office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of England.
1. The Royal Mint is a government-owned mint that produces coins for
the United Kingdom.
2. The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, originally the Crown
Jewels of England, are 140 royal ceremonial objects kept in the Tower
of London, which include the regalia and vestments worn by British
kings and queens at their coronations

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• The Imperial State Crown
is one of the Crown Jewels
of the United Kingdom
and symbolises the
sovereignty of the
monarch.
• Scepter
• The Sovereign's Orb is a
piece of coronation regalia.
It is made of gold,
sapphires, rubies, emeralds,
amethyst, diamonds, pearls,
and enamel.

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The peak period of the castle's use as a prison was the 16th and
17th centuries, when many figures who had fallen into
disgrace, such as Elizabeth I before she became queen, Sir
Walter Raleigh, and Elizabeth Throckmorton, were held within
its walls. This use has led to the phrase "sent to the Tower“
1. "sent to the Tower“ - (Britain, colloquial) imprisoned; punished.

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Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red was a work of installation
art placed in the moat of the Tower of London, England,
between July and November 2014, commemorating the
centenary of the outbreak of World War I. It consisted of
888,246 ceramic red poppies, each intended to represent one
British or Colonial serviceman killed in the War. The work's
title was taken from the first line of a poem by an unknown
World War I soldier.

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"The blood swept lands and seas of red, / Where angels dare to tread
/ ... "

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12. Facts

• ‘If the ravens leave the Tower the Kingdom will fall’
At least 6 ravens are kept at the Tower of London at all time, for
superstitious reasons. The flock of resident ravens even includes a 'spare'!
Each raven has a wing clipped to make sure they don’t fly too far from
home.
• It's a haunted house.
Several ghosts are said to be residents at the tower of London including
Henry VI, Catherine (the fifth wife of King Henry VIII), Dame Sybil who
was the nurse of Prince Edward and even a grizzly bear that once lived in
the tower.

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• It was built as a royal palace and a defence system
The Tower was founded by William the Conqueror towards the end of the
1066. The primary function of military stronghold of the Tower didn’t
change until the late 19th century.
• Someone somewhere has a spare key!
In November 2012, the key to the internal lock to the Tower was stolen.
The lock was immediately replaced.

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interesting words from our presentation
regalia and vestments
(регалии и торжественные
одеяния)

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interesting words from our presentation
fall to the disgrace
(впасть в немилость)

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interesting words from our presentation
sovereignty of the monarch
(верховная власть монарха)