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Definition of Tower of London
1. Noun. A fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels.
Group relationships: British Capital, Capital Of The United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Definition of Tower of London
1. Proper noun. A riverside fortress in London, used as a palace, prison and now a museum housing the Crown Jewels. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tower Of London
Literary usage of Tower of London
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A survey of London by John Stow (1842)
"In the year 1501, in the month of May, was a royal tourney of lords and knights
in the Tower of London before the king. In the year 1502, Queen Elizabeth, ..."
2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1910)
"Memoirs of the Tower of London, comprising historical end descriptive ... A short
sketch of the Beauchamp tower, Tower of London and also a guide to the ..."
3. A Survey of London by John Stow (1908)
"... he was apprehended, condemned, drawne, hanged, headed and quartered, his head
set on the tower of London, and his quarters on foure gates of the Citie. ..."
4. Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of by John Timbs (1868)
"Lond.;" showing that t the time this tract was published, and read by Kaleigh,
he recorded himself as a prisoner in the Tower of London. ..."
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