Mystery, Murder and Intrigue at the Tower of London.
The Tower of London The summer of 2017 was a very intriguing year for us as it was the year that we developed a huge passion for castles and began learning more about their incredibly complex, extensive and blood-soaked histories. It was the end of July 2017, and Vera, Alex and I were excited for our trip to the Tower of London. Vera and I had travelled over to Tower Hill station from Southend-On-Sea and Alex joined us from Hainault. Whilst waiting for Alex to join us, Vera and I had exited the station and sat on a bench in a small green park opposite the Tower. The Tower stood menacingly in the distance, contrasting aggressively with the modern glass skyscrapers of central London. It was an incredible sight to behold as the ancient, 10 th century brickwork stood as a sharp reminder of England’s blood-soaked Norman beginnings and in the distance the Shard, a glass skyscraper standing unique in the London skyline, stood as a reminder of the ingenuity of modern engineering. Alex showed