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Jan had a little fun with photos there!
So just anybody can't be a Beefeater. There's requirements, and pretty special ones too! I didn't realize that. (or I did and have since forgotten. )
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Jan had a little fun with photos there!
So just anybody can't be a Beefeater. There's requirements, and pretty special ones too! I didn't realize that. (or I did and have since forgotten. )
Your pictures have brought back many good memories of our tour of the Tower. I thought that was some pretty great real estate where the Beefeaters can live!
Great photos and history of the guardsmen and Beefeaters! Funny, that the name of the tower is the Bloody Tower being in London as many may interpret the name as being profane!
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Your pictures have brought back many good memories of our tour of the Tower. I thought that was some pretty great real estate where the Beefeaters can live!
Oh it is. That is a seriously good perk for that job!
Great photos and history of the guardsmen and Beefeaters! Funny, that the name of the tower is the Bloody Tower being in London as many may interpret the name as being profane!
When I was a kid, definitely. Honestly, bloody really isn't seen as a swear word any more. It's been replaced by much stronger words in the last 30 or so years shall we say?
Tuesday 19 September – part five: eating in the Bloody Tower?
For those who don’t know the story of the Bloody Tower, it’s most famous for the princes in the tower. They were the sons and heirs of King Edward IV who were put into the tower by their uncle Richard of Gloucester, when their father died in 1483. Neither was seen again, and surprise, surprise, Richard went on to become King Richard III. In 1674, the skeletons of two children were found nearby, but it was never proved that these belonged to the two princes. It’s unlikely anyone will ever know now, as they were buried in Westminster Abbey.
While we were in the room that explained all about the story, there were a couple in here who opened up a box and started eating fruit. On the way out, I asked the Beefeater if eating was allowed, and he said so he went in to find them, but Mark said they’d already left…
On the way out, we found the ravens, another must-see thing to do here…
Jan was pretty appalled that their wings are clipped, so they can’t fly away, but the myth goes that if the ravens leave the tower, then the kingdom will fall, and I think this goes back about 1,000 years, so they really can’t take any chances.
We showed Jan Traitor’s Gate, which was used to bring prisoners into the tower by boat, many of them who then went on to die.
… then we made our way over to the Tower restaurant for lunch…
Called the New Armouries Café, I’d heard good things about it, but I’d never eaten in there. It looked beautiful…
… and the food was very good too. I had a zucchini and goat’s cheese flan…
… while Mark had the chicken…
… and we both had the fruit scone with clotted cream and jam:
Jan had one of these beauties for dessert, although sadly I think they looked better than they tasted.
I'd heard stories about the Bloody tower. It good to see what it looked like and learn more about it.
The food looks good. I can't wait to read where you go next on this tour of London.
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Oh I remember that part, those poor boys. And doesn't everyone want to start eating fruit when we're in such historical places learning about the history?!
I don't recall there being a place to eat, but perhaps I just just missed it. Jan's dessert did look quite tasty... bummer looks are deceiving.
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I also didn’t realize there was a restaurant, but then again, we were there too early to be interested yet in lunch.
With the DNA technology they have today, I’m kind of surprised they haven’t considered exhuming the bodies to verify whether they are the poor little princes.
Oh I remember that part, those poor boys. And doesn't everyone want to start eating fruit when we're in such historical places learning about the history?!
Apparently some people do...
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I don't recall there being a place to eat, but perhaps I just just missed it. Jan's dessert did look quite tasty... bummer looks are deceiving.
It is quite hidden away - it's not obvious anyway and I must admit if I go back a few years, I'm not sure they did have anything like this. They may have had a café, rather than a restaurant.
With the DNA technology they have today, I’m kind of surprised they haven’t considered exhuming the bodies to verify whether they are the poor little princes.
I'm sure people would like to, but I can't see it ever happening now they're buried in Westminster Abbey.
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On the way out, I asked the Beefeater if eating was allowed, and he said 
so he went in to find them, but Mark said they’d already left… 
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