Sitting imperiously aside the Thames, Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress The Tower of London (to give it its proper name) has been a part of the fabric of the city for nearly 1000 years.

From Royal palace and treasury to prison and place of execution, the Tower is famous for being the home of the Crown Jewels, the place of execution of two of Henry VIII’s wives, its Beefeater guards and the ominous ravens.

More recently though, it has become one of the city’s foremost tourist attractions. A beguiling prospect for visitors and Londoners alike, this is one of the world’s essential landmarks, and nowadays they even have concerts in the moat. Cromwell wouldn't have liked that at all.