The imposing medieval Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, (St. Peter in Chains) within the Tower, was consecrated in the reign of William the Conqueror's youngest son Henry I, but was rebuilt in the thirteenth century and again during the Tudor period. Both Henry I and his brother, William Rufus, continued work on improvements and additions to their father's formidable stronghold.
Tower of LondonThroughout its long and bloodstained history, the Tower has played host to a number of famous prisoners. At the head of this ghostly procession stands Ranulf Flambard, a troublesome prelate, who in 1101 was incarcerated in the Tower by King Henry I. Flambard managed a daring escape, lowering himself from a window with a rope smuggled into him eventually reaching the relative safety of Normandy.
The military minded King Richard 'the Lionheart (1189-1199) added fortifications to the building along with a surrounding deep defensive moat. The Tower underwent vast changes in the reign of his nephew, Henry III (1216-72) In 1234 Henry built the great medieval hall south of the keep. Among others, he erected the Wakefield, Constable, Devereux, Flint and Broad Arrow Towers and commenced the first storey of what was then known as the Garden Tower (now the Bloody Tower), as a gateway into the inner ward.
The imposing medieval Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, (St. Peter in Chains) within the Tower, was consecrated in the reign of William the Conqueror's youngest son Henry I, but was rebuilt in the thirteenth century and again during the Tudor period. Both Henry I and his brother, William Rufus, continued work on improvements and additions to their father's formidable stronghold.Tower of LondonThroughout its long and bloodstained history, the Tower has played host to a number of famous prisoners. At the head of this ghostly procession stands Ranulf Flambard, a troublesome prelate, who in 1101 was incarcerated in the Tower by King Henry I. Flambard managed a daring escape, lowering himself from a window with a rope smuggled into him eventually reaching the relative safety of Normandy.The military minded King Richard 'the Lionheart (1189-1199) added fortifications to the building along with a surrounding deep defensive moat. The Tower underwent vast changes in the reign of his nephew, Henry III (1216-72) In 1234 Henry built the great medieval hall south of the keep. Among others, he erected the Wakefield, Constable, Devereux, Flint and Broad Arrow Towers and commenced the first storey of what was then known as the Garden Tower (now the Bloody Tower), as a gateway into the inner ward.
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