# Authorised Guide to the Tower of London

Author: Loftie, W. J. (William John), 1839-1911

Genre: United Kingdom

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13436

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Authorised+Guide+to+the+Tower+of+London+Loftie&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The Tower of London was founded in 1078, by William the Conqueror, for the purpose of protecting and controlling the city. To make room for his chief buildings he removed two bastions of the old wall of London, and encroached slightly upon the civic boundaries. Part therefore of the Tower is in London, and part in Middlesex, but it forms, with its surrounding fortifications, a precinct in itself which belongs neither to the city nor the county. It covers an area of 18 acres within the Garden rails.

## Chapters

- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/authorised-guide-to-the-tower-of-london-13436/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/authorised-guide-to-the-tower-of-london-13436/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/authorised-guide-to-the-tower-of-london-13436/chapters/3/index.md)