Built as a fortress by William the Conqueror beginning in the 1070s, the UNESCO-listed Tower of London ... standout tour. You'll enter before it opens to the public, and watch as a beefeater ...

A royal residency, place of execution, and home to the dazzling Crown Jewels. Learn more about visiting the Tower of London here.

Ryan Brown, from Lisburn, was just eight years old when he dreamed of becoming a beefeater ... face of the tower, welcoming millions of visitors a year and giving guided tours in their elaborate ...

Below we've compiled a whistle-stop tour of the Tower’s past in numbers. So take a moment to soak up the history of one of London’s ... sure where the nickname ‘Beefeater’ comes from.

The Keys, you see, part of the Tower of London — and is open exclusively to the resident 37 Beefeaters and their guests. What a very shiny sign The name is a reference to the Ceremony of the ...

During his time as a Beefeater, Mr Abbott lived in the Tower of London.

Beefeaters Union Tower Warders ... breasted tunics who carry halberds up and down the battlements of the Tower of London are, as every U.S. tourist knows well, Yeomen Warders.

And some recent visitors strongly recommend attending the free tour put on by the Yeoman Warders. The Tower of London, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is typically open daily year-round, but ...