More from the Tower of London

In the White Tower they kept all the weaponry. Nige liked lookin at all the guns and knives. A jousting pole. It was huge, but they only weighed about 7kgs. The famous blo ck of good, solid, english oak. This was the main block used for beheading many wives and traitors. Apparently, one beheading went badly because the executioner was so drunk, he drank a flagon of ale (5 or 6 pints) and then missed and maimed the poor man up to 5 times. At this point the executioner (who was also a butcher) drew out a carving knife and sawed off the head. Yuck. More torture tools Largest suit of armour built. Guarding the queens jewels Traitors bridge. If you were caught, you were brought to the tower through this bridge. A great shot of the Tower bridge from inside the castle Check out the size of that book! The lovely house built for the ill fated queen Anne, they were married 3 years and she was executed. The house took 4 to build. The site where many of the nobels were executed. Where the Ravens live. Legend has it, if the Ravens fly away from the Tower the monarchy will collapse. They are all clipped so they cant fly away.