The tower of London greatly exceeded my expectations! For some reason, I was picturing another version of Big Ben and that’s what I expected going in. I was in awe when I saw that it had a more castle-like structure.
My favorite part was seeing the crown jewels. It was so immensely beautiful and was so rich with history. I would love to know how much money’s worth of jewels and gold are in there. The Royal punch bowl made my jaw quite literally hit the floor. It was a beautiful gold bowl that could hold 240 bottles of wine. And the big scoop they use to serve the wine was also so beautiful and it looks like they have pretty large servings. It makes me so envious because why don’t we get drunk off a giant gold punch bowl in America?
As a huge fan of Six: The Musical, I love Anne Boelyn. It was nice to see a memorial dedicated to her at the Tower of London in her believed-to-be execution site. She was imprisoned at the tower after being accused of adultery with four men and incest with her brother. However, she denied all claims. Many believe she was executed simply because she had yet to produce a male heir and King Henry VIII had grown bored of her.
For someone being sent to death for crimes she didn’t claim, she was very calm on her execution day. She apparently laughed and made a few jokes. She even went as far as to use her last words proclaiming King Henry as a good, gentle, and sovereign leader.
I also got to see some of the ravens that roam the tower! It is a common superstition that if one of the raven’s were to leave those grounds, the monarch would fall.
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