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In the annals of world history, there are a handful of prisons whose very names are guaranteed to send a shiver down your spine. Alcatraz is one, Devil’s Island another. But even these can’t hold a candle to the most notorious prison of them all. We’re talking, of course, about the Tower of London.
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Author - Morris M.
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Source/Further reading:
(Quick overview, lots of stories): www.historyextra.com/period/m....
www.history.com/topics/middle...
www.britain-magazine.com/caro...
A history of the Tower menagerie: www.theparisreview.org/blog/2...
Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot: www.history.com/this-day-in-h...
Some technical details: www.britannica.com/topic/Towe...
Ranulf Flambard: www.durhamworldheritagesite.c...