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 & more, standing at the epicentre of dramatic, bloody & frequently cruel events for almost a thousand years. Setting this dramatic story firmly in the context of national
- & international
- events, Nigel Jones` superb history portrays the Tower of London not just as an ancient structure but as a living symbol of the nation.