Презентация "The Tower of London"

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  Tower of London

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  The Tower of London   The Tower of London is a very old building in London. It is nine hundred years old. The Tower of London stands on the Thames. They see the dark stone halls with small windows and thick doors. The walls of the Tower are five metres thick. Many stories associated with British history come from the Tower. In 1483 King Edward IV's two sons were murdered in the so-called Bloody Tower. Over two centuries later the skeletons of two little boys were found buried beneath steps in the White Tower. Traitor's Gate has steps leading down to the River Thames. Countless prisoners, including the future Queen Elizabeth I of England, were brought to the Tower by barge and ascended the steps before being imprisoned. For many it was their last moment of freedom before their death. But Elizabeth was released from the Tower and became Queen. The King's second wife, Anne Boleyn, was brought to trial there in 1536 and beheaded. Six years later her cousin, Catherine, Henry VIII's fifth wife, suffered the same fate. Sir Thomas More was beheaded there in 1535. Of course, no visit to the Tower would be complete without seeing the ravens; huge black birds who are an official part of the Tower community. Legend states that if the ravens were to leave the Tower the Crown will fall, and Britain with it. Under the special care of the Raven Master, the ravens are fed a daily diet of raw meat. And there is no danger of them flying away, because their wings are clipped.

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  THE Tower of London is a very old building in London. It is nine hundred years old. The Tower of London stands on the Thames. In the early days of the history of England the English kings lived in the Tower. Then it was a prison where many people died

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  Plan of the Tower

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  Now the Tower of London is a museum and many people from other countries come to see it

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  The Black Ravens Black ravens had much food near the walls of the Tower in those years. The black ravens live in the gardens of the Tower now. The English people like them very much.

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  Beefeaters A man looks after the ravens and gives them meat in the morning and in the evening.

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  At ten o’clock every evening the guards lock the big doors of the Tower for the night.

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  King’s Crown and Throne

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  British Kings

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  In the museum you can see many old guns.

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  Middle - aged Room

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  Tower Bridge