Project Gutenberg 2004-09-11 Public domain in the USA. 98 Loftie, W. J. (William John) 1839 1911 Loftie, William John Authorised Guide to the Tower of London Reading ease score: 68.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Audrey Longhurst, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. The "Authorised Guide to the Tower of London" by W. J. Loftie is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This guidebook delves into the rich history and architectural significance of the Tower of London, exploring its functions as a fortress, palace, and state prison over the centuries. It serves as both a historical reference and a practical guide for visitors to this iconic landmark. The book provides a detailed overview of the Tower's origins, highlighting its construction by William the Conqueror in 1078 and its evolution through various architectural styles. Loftie systematically describes numerous notable features, including the White Tower, the Beauchamp Tower, and the Armoury. The guide also recounts significant events connected to notable prisoners and executions that took place within its walls, including figures like Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey. Additionally, it features descriptions of the Crown Jewels housed at the Tower and detailed illustrations that enrich the visitor's understanding of this historic site. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tower of London (London, England) -- Guidebooks DA Text United Kingdom Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - British Browsing: Travel & Geography 91191 90892 2024-10-06T08:01:04.544938 2023-10-06T09:12:23.484912 text/html text/html 85742 2020-12-18T05:42:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1819260 2020-12-18T05:42:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1926557 2024-10-06T08:01:12.245896 application/epub+zip 1920009 2024-10-06T08:01:08.123900 application/epub+zip 89317 2024-10-06T08:01:06.434891 application/epub+zip 2174094 2024-10-06T08:01:15.035895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2159605 2024-10-06T08:01:10.663914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200176 2022-09-07T02:10:27.813894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77697 77617 2024-10-06T08:01:04.165906 2023-10-06T09:12:22.931905 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 77529 2020-12-18T05:42:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 29468 2020-12-18T05:42:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 77521 2020-12-18T05:42:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29443 2020-12-18T05:42:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21615 2024-10-06T08:01:15.174849 application/rdf+xml 15343 2024-10-06T08:01:06.985900 image/jpeg 3545 2024-10-06T08:01:06.711879 image/jpeg 1891088 2024-10-06T08:01:04.597938 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia