Tower of London

the tower of london, situated on the banks of the mighty river thames, is also known as her majesty's royal palace and fortress. it is an ancient castle that has featured in the english annals of history since as far back as the second century of our common era (ce).when william the conqueror (the duke of normandy) invaded england in october 1066, he established a number of large castles. some of london was being defended by saxon troops, of germanic origin, and william the conqueror was forced to strategise his efforts to take over completely. once he had conquered many other areas, those in london were sufficiently intimidated to yield the area to him without much of a battle. from the time he arrived, he established more than 36 castles in just 21 years. these buildings served many purposes, including being homes and administrative centres.it overlooked the parts of london run by the saxons, with the intention of intimidating these ones even more. the tower of london was built comprising three enclosures (also known as wards). the innermost enclosure contains the white tower. the next war, the inner ward, was built between 1189 and 1199.