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Реферат по английскому языку На тему The Tower Of London Студента 103 группы I курса факультета Социологии Варнавского Евгения Contents 1. The Development of the Tower 2. The Normans 3. The Medieval Tower 4. The Tower in Tudor Times 5. The Restoration and After 6. The Tower in the 19th Century 7. The 20th Century The Tower of London The History of the Tower of London Fortress, Palace and Prison This short history of the Tower of London charts the different stages of its development.Throughout its history, the Tower has attracted a number of important functions and its role as armoury, royal palace, prison and fortress is explained, as well as its modern role as tourist attraction and home to a thriving community.
The Development of the Tower The Tower of London was begun in the reign of William the Conqueror 1066-1087 and remained unchanged for over a century. Then, between 1190 and 1285, the White Tower was encircled by two towered curtain walls and a great moat. The only important enlargement of the Tower after that time was the building of the Wharf in the 14th century.
Today the medieval defences remain relatively unchanged.
In the 12th century a fore-building now demolished was added to the so... From very early on the enclosure contained a number of timber building... It is not clear whether these included a royal residence but William t... The Tower was never primarily intended to protect London from external... Nor was it ever intended to be the principal residence of the kings an...
The reign of the next king John 1199-1216 saw little new building work... In the midst of his defence of the kingdom, John died of dysentery and... With England at war with France, the start of King Henry s long reign ... By the mid 1230s, Henry III had run into trouble with his barons and o... That year, therefore, saw the launch of Henry s most ambitious buildin...
Two years later, Catherine Howard, the second of Henry VIII s six wive... In the reign of James I 1603-25 the Lieutenant s house - built in the ... Never had it been so full of prisoners, or such illustrious ones bisho... Religious controversy did not end with Mary s death in 1558 Queen Eliz... The Tower in Tudor Times.
The Restoration and After. Today s small military guard, seen outside the Queen s House and the W... The monarchy was restored in 1660 and the reign of the new king, Charl... Its role as a state prison declined, and the Office of Ordnance which ... The most impressive and elegant of these was the Grand Storehouse begu...
The Tower in the. th CenturyFrom fortress to ancient monument Between 1800 and 1900 the ... Finally, after the War Office assumed responsibility for the manufactu... In 1841 the first official guidebook was issued and ten years later a ... However, the war brought the Tower of London back into use as a prison...
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