TOWER

By Nigel Jones and Nigel H. Jones

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0099537656
• ISBN13: 9780099537656
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Windmill
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.1" x 5.1"