No building has been more intimately involved in the story of Britain than the Tower of London - a mighty, brooding stronghold in the very heart of the capital. Castle, prison, torture chamber, execution site, zoo, mint, treasure house, armoury, observatory: the Tower has been all these things and more, standing at the epicentre of dramatic, bloody and frequently cruel events for almost a thousand years.
Setting this dramatic story firmly in the context of national - and international - events, Nigel Jones's superb history portrays the Tower of London not just as an ancient structure but as a living symbol of the nation.
- ISBN10 0099537656
- ISBN13 9780099537656
- Publish Date 7 June 2012 (first published 13 October 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Windmill Books
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 464
- Language English