Tower of London

American  

[tau-er] / ˈtaʊ ər /

noun

1. a historic fortress in London, England: originally a royal palace, later a prison, now an arsenal and museum.

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Tower of London British  

noun

1. a fortress in the City of London, on the River Thames: begun 1078; later extended and used as a palace, the main state prison, and now as a museum containing the crown jewels

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Tower of London

A few years later, William Harrison Ainsworth attempted the same for the Tower of London.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In June housing minister Matthew Pennycook directed inspectors to halt the report's publication to consider Historic England's suggestion and to arrange further hearings to scrutinise the impacts on the Tower of London.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Pepys watched the Great Fire from the Tower of London, near where he lived, and came to grasp, with shock, the size and scale of it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

"This beautiful diamond is currently on display in the Tower of London," the party's home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf said in an X post.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

Witnessed at the Tower of London, 20 November, in the twelfth year of our reign.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White