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| One of the many entrances to Westminster Abbey, not the one used at the royal wedding though. William the Conqueror was crowned here much to the disgust of us English. I also learned that Geoffrey Chaucer was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner in 1400. |
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| London Bridge on a typically grey London Day! |
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| The White Tower, part of the Tower of London, built by William the Conqueror (yes, him again!) in 1078. It is thought that Edward V of England and his brother Richard (known as the Princes in the Tower) are thought to have been murdered here by their uncle in 1483. |
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| A Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London. |
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| Five centuries of royal armour are on display at the Tower, including this fine piece. |
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| Death masks of those unfortunate enough to have been beheaded at the Tower. |
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| Beheading was considered the kindest form of execution even though it may have taken up to ten blows to sever the head - revolting! |
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