The tower of London at the time of King Henry VIII (1491 – 1547) with Donjon marked A. Known officially as Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London in modern times, the historic castle stands on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It holds the English Crown Jewells and has been used as a prison. The outer wall is mentioned in the The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle stating that in 1097 King William II ordered a wall to be built around the Tower of London;

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