Inside the Tower of London

Matt Roush says...

This is the kind of educational British TV fare that is perfect to watch while getting cozy with a cup of tea. In this episode, the new tower director starts work on the same day that President Donald Trump has a state visit to London, and endeavors to make sure that a ceremonial, and unusually lengthy, gun salute goes off without a hitch. Meanwhile, curator Eleri Lynn discovers that one of Queen Elizabeth I’s elaborate dresses may have actually survived, and is in a small village church in Herefordshire. Among the treasures housed in the Tower, we take a look at Charles I’s golden armor, and find out what happened to Henry VIII’s crown. From historical tales to crown jewels, this episode about the famous (infamous) palace and prison delivers.

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