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Sorry your visit was not as fulfilling as ours. While the Tower is rich in history and events, much of the less savory aspects are not highlighted likely due to families (children) touring the grounds. Our tour had several mentions of horrific things; this was not included in this video due to graphic content. If torture and gore interest you, there is plenty to research on the Tower and other historic landmarks you can find on the web. Thank you for your comment!

Yes it probably is. Apparently the words “fall”(autumn) and scallion (spring onions I think) were originally English. I also saw a fascinating documentary in the ‘80s where they visited an area in America (can’t remember where) and the people there spoke in 16/17th century English accents due to the first settlers.

Jambutty The English spoken in America has just as many French words as English spoken in Britain does, words like Jail, Detour, Navy, Allowance, Gallery, there are around 10,000 French words in the English language. Many of the spellings in America are however much the same as those used in England in the time of William Shakespeare.

​@@daneelolivaw602 That's is why french is by far the easiest language to learn for an anglophone. Thousands of french words are being used in english.

Glad you liked it!

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!

And that is what is so charming about it! We loved it!

do'nt worry Stefan, they ar'nt going anywhere..... there is a real foreboding about it when you know the history. the destiny of squillions of people is right there, like it or not.... ( i may exist because of it !!).

Glad you enjoyed it! And if you do make it, keep in mind I only did highlights. There is a lot more that you will discover when you go. :)

And it's free !!! (Once you've paid to enter.)

Hope you have a good time when you visit us.

These tours are free, once you've paid for entry to the tower. Assemble to the roght, just inside the entrance. (There is a sign.)

Oh my gosh Martyn! Thank you SO much! How very kind of you - you have absolutely made my day! I'm happy to inform you that there is definitely more of the UK to come, as we ended our adventure in Windsor and Bath, with stops in Stonehenge and the Cotswalds. I hope to put up a new video of Paris in a few days (which has footage of Notre Dame prior to the fire last year). I have charged myself with getting better about putting more videos on our trip. We love to travel, love the UK and plan to definitely come back again. Where are you in the UK?

Shelburn Adventures wow ! Now who’s day has absolutely been made ! I live not far from Northampton ( you passed through on your train journey to Birmingham) Very close to Althorp house which is the birth and resting place of Princess Diana. Beautiful rural English countryside with no crowds ( a must for any visitor - but don’t tell too many 🤫) My brother lives in Stratford upon Avon and his house was on your video there. I also enjoyed your Warwick Castle vid - I’m due to see Michael Buble there in concert once the pandemic is over. Your tour showed a lot of my favourite things about my country and as I said beautifully photographed.

We did Mark’s tour in 2013! Excellent guide!

prithee, the White one, they must have a good translator; it's rapid for me and i'm of this realm.

Dude is a guided tour not a tour guide

You simply must go. History at its purest.

I think a lot of them have taken inspiration from the legendary Yeomans routine.

Douglas Cook: They don't do it for the money. They are paid for being Yeoman Warders - the guided tours are a side-line to their twenty-one official duties.

Actually, this was just highlights from the tour. There is so much more! We were not permitted to film in the church, which was understandable. We didn't realize there was one on the property. Very interesting.

@@shelburnadventures6684: There are in fact two chapels within the Tower of London: the Chapel Royal of Saint Peter-ad-Vincula and the Chapel Royal of Saint John-the-Evangelist. The present Chapel Royal of Saint Peter-ad-Vincula dates from the early 16th century, although there has been a chapel on the sight before even the White Tower was constructed. The Chapel Royal of Saint John-the-Evangelist is within the White Tower, dates from the late 11th Century and is considered one of the finest examples of Romanesque architecture in the British Isles.

@@anghinetti Thank you so much for the information!

noo you have to go definitely one off the bucket list

@@ouse59 Indeed! It's a wonderful place to visit! So much more than this little video shows...

Thank you for the info! I doubt I would have the energy (or desire) to further our climb at Saint Paul's. The view reserved for those of us who made it to the Golden Gallery was enough reward. We hope to go back when the Elizabeth Tower has been fully restored.

True! He was wonderful. He's his own attraction! :)

Yes!! I didn't include everything, in the event that someone catches his tour, there are still a few surprises! Thank you!

We're from Brighton. Can you imagine the ribbing we got when Mark started talking about the executioner in his black leather? ;-)

@@supergran1000 Haha! I can only imagine! That's awesome!

They actually do have a script that they have to learn. I'm sure each one puts his own spin on it, but the script is the same for all the yeoman warders. There's a video on youtube somewhere showing the process of how they choose and train the new warders.

so do stand up comedians