The stone fortress was built by William the Conqueror in the 1070s to guard his power and houses the crown jewels. The tower is steeped in tragic history. “Kings and queens imprisoned their rivals and ...

The most significant excavation in a generation is underway at the Tower of London and it’s promising to “re-draw the map of the medieval fortress” and shed light on some of the people who lived, ...

Britain’s crown jewels had a major public outing earlier this month for King Charles III’s coronation, but when they are off-duty, they can be seen at the Tower of London. An updated exhibition has ...

The first excavation at the famed Tower of London in a generation uncovered more than 20 skeletal remains. Excavations revealed everything from a 14 th-century Black Death group burial to three ...

Jane Pauley offers a London history lesson, from the beginning: For centuries London was the center of the vast British Empire, but there was a time when it was a mere outpost on the fringes of ...

The Tower of London has loomed over the city since the 11th century. Bob Collowan via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 The Tower of London has been a famous landmark and enduring symbol of royalty ...

Built as a fortress by William the Conqueror beginning in the 1070s, the UNESCO-listed Tower of London is one of the city's most iconic landmarks. Once a palace for monarchs, a formidable state prison ...

Four people were arrested at London’s Tower of London after they threw food at a display case containing the Imperial State Crown, police said on Saturday, leading to a temporary closure of part of ...

Four protesters have been arrested after splattering food on the case of a diamond-encrusted crown at the Tower of London ...

LONDON — For the first time in their long history, Britain’s iconic Beefeaters, who guard the millennium-old Tower of London, are facing job cuts. Visitors to the landmark have fallen off sharply amid ...

Four protestors have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage to the display case containing the Crown Jewels at the ...