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@21:09: He is walking through the oldest Norman Chapel literally unchanged since its construction 1100 years ago. . Actual midevil knights would gather in that very chapel before every coronation. The knights would have a bath, celebrate Mass and pledge their loyalty to the new king. Amazing to think of the titans of the Middle ages who've stood in that chapel: Edward the Confessor, Henry I, Edward I, William Marshall, Henry V, Richard the Lionheart. Hard to wrap the mind around the historical significance of that tiny little chapel.
My uncle was a beefeater - when our cousin got married she held her wedding in the tower It was a wonderful experience as we had access to escorted vip tours given by other beefeaters .. We all wore our finest and people thought we were part of the monarchy 😅... best was when the photographs were developed there was an Asian man in every picture that nobody knew 😂😂😂😂
The Ravens of the Tower of London are a groupof at least six captive ravens resident at the Tower of London Their presence is traditionally believed to protect The Crown and the Tower; a superstition holds that "if the Tower of London ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall and Britain with it.
I really hate that this tradition holds up. They've allowed the ravens slightly more freedom around the tower but still persist in wing trimming in order to keep them at the tower. Trimming itself isn't harmful but can lead to some very nasty injuries from falls and many birds have exhibited signs of distress after wing trimming. I like mythology and superstition, I don't believe in any of it but it holds a place in history and the context of many customs so I think it's important to keep telling those stories but we shouldn't be keeping this practice alive at the cost of living animals.
As a former military man I was privileged, around 15 years ago, to go on an organised after hours tour of the Tower of London. The Yeoman Warders were wearing mufti, and we were treated to a 'behind the scenes tour. We watched the oldest military ceremony in the world, "The Ceremony of the Queen's Keys". Awesome in its simplicity and history. We went to the Yeoman Warders bar a round of eight drinks cost as many £'s, happy days. Your tour brought back some good memories, thanks 👍
Thanks so much for the tour. My daughter and I are traveling to England (from Texas, USA) in a few weeks and The Tower of London is certainly on the itinerary.
Hello Tim, those frilly round the neck things were worn by men too. They're called ruffs, and as well as being a fashion statement (back in the day, lol), they also doubled up as 'bibs' if you like. They were detachable and changed if they got dirty, save washing the whole costume. 💕
Me and my girlfriend visited last week and this video helped me with a ''debrief''! Very interesting place and the free guided tours are amazing and the warders do a fantastic job
The ravens are extremely smart birds. Some are notorious pickpockets and work together. They have also been known to lay on the grass and play dead, only to pop up when unsuspecting tourists go by.
Thanks for the walking tour! My wife and I were here in 2010 and loved it. We will be running next year for our 25th wedding anniversary. I can't wait!!
Really enjoyed this video, I’ve never been so it was very interesting, I’ve only started being interested in history for the last few years , shame really as there’s so much out there to learn about , I guess it’s just because you appreciate and understand everything a lot more as you get older , great video as always , thank you 😊
I’m originally from kent but have lived up north for other 20 years , I’ve visited a few places in London but there is still a lot I haven’t had the chance to see ,the Tower of London Being one of them , it looks an amazing interesting place of history to visit , thanks Tim for showing us round
@@WalkWithMeTim Planning a trip in March to see the Titanic exhibition, going to book for this too. And you are most welcome, glad you got it OK. Love to you both xx
19:22 Random bit of trivia, but the 'Shard' Skyscraper was first so-called by English Heritage who called it a 'shard of glass through the heart of historic London'. They were referring specifically to it looming over the walls from inside the Tower of London.
Ty for the tour of Tower of London. Have never visited, always wanted to visit the UK. Prolly never will now. So thnx for the tour of this awesome history. Could hear the ghosts in the bloody tower
Hi Tim Wow amazing tour never been there . So much history in one place . I found the chapel very peaceful and calming . I hope Gaby is doing well in have a feeling the 11th or 12th for Thumper to make an appearance. Thankyou for sharing with us love to you all as always Tracey 💕 xxxx
Great video! I had the chance to stroll across London Bridge during my visit to London at the end of May, but unfortunately, I missed out on visiting the Tower of London. I'm now planning to go back in late September and spend an entire day exploring the Tower. My only concern is the weather since I'm accustomed to the climate in Florida.
Quite eerie and fascinating, this iconic British place! With your guidance, though, it wasn’t too terrifying. Heh heh. I kept wondering where Mary Queen of Scots was kept, and where poor Anne Boleyn waited for her execution…. Really enjoyed the overview that your walk through provided. As someone completely besotted by English history, I hope to visit one day! Thanks again for an excellent video. 🙏🏼
Brilliant video & thankyou it was so interesting..Made me realize how little of our history I actually know,,!Hope all is well & look forward to the next 😁😁😘😘
Hello Tim 😊Looks really interesting. I watched the full drama about the Tudors on channel 4 a couple of weeks back, really good. It was all about Treason so they stretched them and burned their bodies and boiled them also 😮And the beheading. I never knew they only drank Wine and a weak Ale even children. They didn't drink water it was so dirty.
The ravens aren't able to fly because they've had their wings clipped. I expect the reason why they're so confident around people is because it's more than likely illegal to harm them in any way, so they've never been attacked. 8:09 You didn't have to do anything wrong to be tortured and executed at the Tower. Some were executed because they were either politically inconvenient or hadn't managed to please the monarch, like Anne Boleyn not producing a male heir. One woman, Ann Askew, was racked at the tower in 1546. All her limbs were pulled out of their sockets during interrogation. She was then burned at the stake in public. Unlike most victims, she had to be taken to the stake seated, then dragged onto it because she was no longer able to walk. There's a legend that Hermann Goering wanted to live at the Tower of London if the Germans had somehow invaded England.
The ravens and beefeaters are fun to watch. Also a restaurant on the grounds in one of the buildings so you can eat near the head chopping. The crown jewelry’s you ride a conveyor so you move and can’t stop to stare
Great Vid Tim really enjoyed it I went to the tower a few years ago 2019 with my auntie and climbed down that spiral staircase in the white tower we were exhausted after that
I do love your holiday videos, but I think I like these types of videos just a little more. I really enjoyed that Jack the Ripper walking tour you did a while back. Do you have a play list of all your videos like this?
Thanks Tim I really appreciate this tour as I am in a wheelchair so it would be impossible for me to go in there it looks great for it’s age tap on thumbs up every time
The Ravens are there because their wings have been clipped. There is an old legend that London should fall if the Ravens ever left the Tower. So to ensure that never happens they clipped their wings so they can't fly away. Also, the Yeomen Guards who guard and work at the Tower live there with their families. They even have their own pub there where they can go to relax.
You missed out traitors gate Tim, hate to be smug😏but we filmed there for Elizabeth R with Glenda Jackson! Got told off for having it opened for her entry to the Tower, fire brigade supplied the rain!!😆
Brilliant video Tim, really enjoyed it. Been a few times to the ToL myself and each time spot something that I didn’t see before. Fascinating place despite the horrors that happened there.
A cool backstory for u guys, In British folk lore if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London the tower will fall (I don’t know if they meant fell to enemy hands or fell down)
Yeah heard about those princes and maybe the bones being found might not be them The guards yeah stand at their sentry (or box in their case) posts (its a thing called either sentry duty or stag as its called in the military its when guarding like a camp or whatever they are guarding) for two hours and then think its every 6 minutes they take a number of paces either way. Those houses are the homes of the Yeomen Warders.
The Tower of London is undoubtedly the most interesting and fascinating "attraction" to visit in London. Allow a full day for an in depth visit of this most historic of sites.
What a great video Tim I have not been to the Tower of London for years so it was nice to see it it has changed a lot so glad the ravens are still there thank you for the video
Hi Tim. Really enjoyed the tower of London. Last time I was there was 1975. Couldn't go in the bloody tower as it was closes. It has changed alot since I was there.
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Wonderful, thanks for sharing.!
@21:09: He is walking through the oldest Norman Chapel literally unchanged since its construction 1100 years ago. . Actual midevil knights would gather in that very chapel before every coronation. The knights would have a bath, celebrate Mass and pledge their loyalty to the new king.
Amazing to think of the titans of the Middle ages who've stood in that chapel: Edward the Confessor, Henry I, Edward I, William Marshall, Henry V, Richard the Lionheart. Hard to wrap the mind around the historical significance of that tiny little chapel.
My uncle was a beefeater - when our cousin got married she held her wedding in the tower
It was a wonderful experience as we had access to escorted vip tours given by other beefeaters ..
We all wore our finest and people thought we were part of the monarchy 😅... best was when the photographs were developed there was an Asian man in every picture that nobody knew 😂😂😂😂
The Ravens of the Tower of London are a groupof at least six captive ravens resident at the Tower of London Their presence is traditionally believed to protect The Crown and the Tower; a superstition holds that "if the Tower of London ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall and Britain with it.
oh yes I now remember hearing about that
I really hate that this tradition holds up. They've allowed the ravens slightly more freedom around the tower but still persist in wing trimming in order to keep them at the tower. Trimming itself isn't harmful but can lead to some very nasty injuries from falls and many birds have exhibited signs of distress after wing trimming.
I like mythology and superstition, I don't believe in any of it but it holds a place in history and the context of many customs so I think it's important to keep telling those stories but we shouldn't be keeping this practice alive at the cost of living animals.
@@rempanda They aren’t CAPTIVE.. they can fly and do get out of the tower enclosure on many occasions…. 🙄🇬🇧
Someone found wiki and copied and pasted.
I was there today and could only find 4/6 …
As a former military man I was privileged, around 15 years ago, to go on an organised after hours tour of the Tower of London.
The Yeoman Warders were wearing mufti, and we were treated to a 'behind the scenes tour. We watched the oldest military ceremony in the world, "The Ceremony of the Queen's Keys". Awesome in its simplicity and history.
We went to the Yeoman Warders bar a round of eight drinks cost as many £'s, happy days. Your tour brought back some good memories, thanks 👍
oh wow thanks for watching rich
Thanks so much for the tour. My daughter and I are traveling to England (from Texas, USA) in a few weeks and The Tower of London is certainly on the itinerary.
Hello Tim, those frilly round the neck things were worn by men too. They're called ruffs, and as well as being a fashion statement (back in the day, lol), they also doubled up as 'bibs' if you like. They were detachable and changed if they got dirty, save washing the whole costume. 💕
Das war ein großartiger Rundgang durch den Tower.
Dankeschön das ich dabei sein konnte.
Tolles Video 👍🏻
Thank you ❣️
Me and my girlfriend visited last week and this video helped me with a ''debrief''! Very interesting place and the free guided tours are amazing and the warders do a fantastic job
Glad it was helpful!
Greetings from Sherwood, Arkansas! I got to tour the Tower in 2015. Fascinating tour! Thanks for the memories! Hope to get back in 2023.
Thanks for watching Brandie
I've never seen the inside before. This is extraordinary!! I could have an other hour easily.Thank you for this wonderful video!! Love from Vermont
Glad you enjoyed it!
The ravens are extremely smart birds. Some are notorious pickpockets and work together. They have also been known to lay on the grass and play dead, only to pop up when unsuspecting tourists go by.
Thanks for the walking tour! My wife and I were here in 2010 and loved it. We will be running next year for our 25th wedding anniversary. I can't wait!!
Sorry I missed this earlier. Such a wonderful walk Tim. The history of the place is amazing. Thanks Tim I loved it.☀️
It was the premiere not a live lol
Really enjoyed this video, I’ve never been so it was very interesting, I’ve only started being interested in history for the last few years , shame really as there’s so much out there to learn about , I guess it’s just because you appreciate and understand everything a lot more as you get older , great video as always , thank you 😊
Glad you enjoyed it Ali I used to be the same
I’m originally from kent but have lived up north for other 20 years , I’ve visited a few places in London but there is still a lot I haven’t had the chance to see ,the Tower of London Being one of them , it looks an amazing interesting place of history to visit , thanks Tim for showing us round
Catching up with your Walks, Tim: this was absolutely brilliant! Thank you for producing and sharing the video. Cheers!
You are welcome, thanks chris
Watching this video makes me feel nostalgic even though I just came to the Tower of London on Saturday! (11th Feb 2023)
Was there In 2019. Such a fascinating place and so much history. Was able to go and see the Crown Jewels while we visited
yes I went in to but It didn't look real
Didn’t realize you couldn’t take pictures and got scolded when I had my camera out. Got 2 pictures of the crowns though
oh yes they are on it! its security I guess
H
Great video! Amazed by how tame the ravens are.
Yes although they do peck
Very atmospheric, and the yeoman warders give wonderful talks! X
Another great & fantastic video of Tower Of London Full Tour 2022 - Inside The Tower!.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Fantastic walk Tim,beautiful history, thanks 😊
Thanks Hazel
Beautiful history eh
Loved the Raven. I rescued a raven in my childhood. I taught him to fly & he flew the nest. They have black forked tongues! 🔱
Wow
Fantastic insight to the tower, lots of history looks like you could spend a couple of days in there soaking up all that information.
yes of course mark I only touched a little on the history
Amazing video Tim thank u for this video waiting for the next
Thank you 😊
Now that was interesting,visited many times but not inside.Love from an english lady who lives in Italy 🇮🇹🇬🇧👍👌❤️
Excellent vlog, thanks for showing us this. Definitely a must do next time I'm in old London Town.
You should! foxy B , Thanks for the card and gift! very kind of you ;-)
@@WalkWithMeTim Planning a trip in March to see the Titanic exhibition, going to book for this too. And you are most welcome, glad you got it OK. Love to you both xx
:-) x
Thank you for showing this amazing historical material!
Our pleasure!
@@WalkWithMeTim And , by the way Tim
My Best wishes for that coming Baby and for his parents!
Wow lovely building steeped in history and culture
indeed! Thanks for being the first to watch KK
Yet another great video Tim, thanks for taking us along. I'm gonna have to visit there soon!
You should! thanks Ann
19:22 Random bit of trivia, but the 'Shard' Skyscraper was first so-called by English Heritage who called it a 'shard of glass through the heart of historic London'.
They were referring specifically to it looming over the walls from inside the Tower of London.
Ty for the tour of Tower of London. Have never visited, always wanted to visit the UK. Prolly never will now. So thnx for the tour of this awesome history. Could hear the ghosts in the bloody tower
Hi Tim Wow amazing tour never been there . So much history in one place . I found the chapel very peaceful and calming . I hope Gaby is doing well in have a feeling the 11th or 12th for Thumper to make an appearance. Thankyou for sharing with us love to you all as always Tracey 💕 xxxx
I hope so too! Tracey!
Great video! I had the chance to stroll across London Bridge during my visit to London at the end of May, but unfortunately, I missed out on visiting the Tower of London. I'm now planning to go back in late September and spend an entire day exploring the Tower. My only concern is the weather since I'm accustomed to the climate in Florida.
Che Meraviglia, Fantastico
thanks Sonia
Visit Dover Castle in Kent. It's appeared many times in films as the Tower of London. Stunning views plus WW2 history
Been to Tower of London few yrs ago, very interesting in history,
London is so beautiful...love the history ✨
Quite eerie and fascinating, this iconic British place! With your guidance, though, it wasn’t too terrifying. Heh heh. I kept wondering where Mary Queen of Scots was kept, and where poor Anne Boleyn waited for her execution…. Really enjoyed the overview that your walk through provided. As someone completely besotted by English history, I hope to visit one day! Thanks again for an excellent video. 🙏🏼
Thanks Helen
Mary, Queen of Scots was held at Fotheringay.
@@WalkWithMeTim mary queen of scots was also kept in carlisle castle for eight weeks in 1568.
@@stevetaylor7403 You bust saved me saying that.. 🤣🇬🇧
Thanks for the awesome virtual tour 🦋🦋🦋
Thanks
Brilliant video & thankyou it was so interesting..Made me realize how little of our history I actually know,,!Hope all is well & look forward to the next 😁😁😘😘
Indeed! Thanks sue
Thank you. I plan to visit London.
The “graffiti” looks more like a work of art; the beautiful writing and messages are so moving!
Hello Tim 😊Looks really interesting. I watched the full drama about the Tudors on channel 4 a couple of weeks back, really good. It was all about Treason so they stretched them and burned their bodies and boiled them also 😮And the beheading. I never knew they only drank Wine and a weak Ale even children. They didn't drink water it was so dirty.
Great tower tour Tim very interesting place visit
It sure is.. its a bit of a mind blow! how much history and how long
That was good Tim, I really enjoyed it, makes me want to go and visit again, was a long time since I last went there.
same here and I thought might aswell do a video too ;-)
Wow this fortress is full of history ❤
Very informative Tim, brilliant vlog, thanks for sharing 👍Best wishes to Gaby.x
Glad you enjoyed it Joey
Cheers joey
@@kkrispy2009P Top Mod Krispy 👍
:-)
I remember once in the mid 70's my school took us on a day out ...to a castle or stately manor house it had a Dungeon under it
lol not this then
The ravens aren't able to fly because they've had their wings clipped. I expect the reason why they're so confident around people is because it's more than likely illegal to harm them in any way, so they've never been attacked.
8:09 You didn't have to do anything wrong to be tortured and executed at the Tower. Some were executed because they were either politically inconvenient or hadn't managed to please the monarch, like Anne Boleyn not producing a male heir.
One woman, Ann Askew, was racked at the tower in 1546. All her limbs were pulled out of their sockets during interrogation. She was then burned at the stake in public. Unlike most victims, she had to be taken to the stake seated, then dragged onto it because she was no longer able to walk.
There's a legend that Hermann Goering wanted to live at the Tower of London if the Germans had somehow invaded England.
Great film! The atmosphere is so vivid.
Thank you
So glad I stumbled upon this video, so informative and interesting, a place I have always wanted to visit but never quite get round to it. Thank you 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
Brilliant Tim !! Thank you for sharing
👍😀
Glad you enjoyed it
The ravens and beefeaters are fun to watch. Also a restaurant on the grounds in one of the buildings so you can eat near the head chopping. The crown jewelry’s you ride a conveyor so you move and can’t stop to stare
wow
1 day we are all forgotten, or viewed as a historic message, within a passage of time.
Great Vid Tim really enjoyed it I went to the tower a few years ago 2019 with my auntie and climbed down that spiral staircase in the white tower we were exhausted after that
yes its got a LOT of Stairs
Sai ho condiviso questo Tuo Fantastico Video con Amici, e Famigliari......
Grazie Sonia sì condividilo ovunque lol
wow I wish I could have come :-(
maybe you and thumper can come next time lol
Yes not long now I still think Monday onwards and it's a boy
I wish it would hurry the suspense is awful lol
Interesting video of times gone by,
Hi Tim! How about a tour of the London Dungeons? A bit theatrical but it scared me! As always thanks for the great video.
Wonderful!!!! Thank you! Subscribed.
Awesome, thank you!
been there fantastic
I do love your holiday videos, but I think I like these types of videos just a little more. I really enjoyed that Jack the Ripper walking tour you did a while back. Do you have a play list of all your videos like this?
Thanks Tim I really appreciate this tour as I am in a wheelchair so it would be impossible for me to go in there it looks great for it’s age tap on thumbs up every time
That was fantastic I'm going to watch it again ,,thanks
Yay thanks Irene
The Ravens are there because their wings have been clipped. There is an old legend that London should fall if the Ravens ever left the Tower. So to ensure that never happens they clipped their wings so they can't fly away. Also, the Yeomen Guards who guard and work at the Tower live there with their families. They even have their own pub there where they can go to relax.
16:11 so athmospheric... beautiful London need to go back some day... would love to do the London tours by foot with Sineéad ✨☘️
Nice tour Tim, we went there 3 years ago, I didn't go into the towers ,but was impressed with the coins and crown jewels, shame I missed quite a lot.
Next time!
You missed out traitors gate Tim, hate to be smug😏but we filmed there for Elizabeth R with Glenda Jackson! Got told off for having it opened for her entry to the Tower, fire brigade supplied the rain!!😆
lol yes there was a lot of tours doing theres talks around it
Lovely tourist places insights great job - chartwell house is good garden and house
Fantastic video never been there now seen your tour I must take my boys they will love it thanks tim
You should Mick!
Brilliant video Tim, really enjoyed it. Been a few times to the ToL myself and each time spot something that I didn’t see before. Fascinating place despite the horrors that happened there.
Absolutely
Prof. Tim..... 👍👏
lol
A cool backstory for u guys, In British folk lore if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London the tower will fall (I don’t know if they meant fell to enemy hands or fell down)
so I hear
@@WalkWithMeTim thx for commenting, I love your content 😊
I've been there at least twice, but never saw half of the stuff you have seen. It probable wasn't open back in the 1960's. Thanks for the tour.
Brilliant vlog
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching
Tim
Another great video
Reminds me I must take the kids back up there before they get to old
Hope you’re well
Love history about the tutors and love the tower of London 😁😁🇬🇧🇬🇧
Yeah heard about those princes and maybe the bones being found might not be them
The guards yeah stand at their sentry (or box in their case) posts (its a thing called either sentry duty or stag as its called in the military its when guarding like a camp or whatever they are guarding) for two hours and then think its every 6 minutes they take a number of paces either way.
Those houses are the homes of the Yeomen Warders.
Great Walk, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Well done 👍 Tim always brilliant.
Thanks Aidan
CIAO TIM ..... Grazie 👍👏
Ciao Sonia! Grazie per la visione
Haunted and so scary. 😬😬😬
Interesting video! Love the history :)
Thank you!
That was so educational love finding out about the history in UK we've got some historical places in Nottingham as well
Thanks Karen
Hi Tim. Looks good anymore live. This weekend
Not this weekend Ricci ;-(
Elizabethan ruffs were worn around the neck as an easily washable item which kept the doublet or gown below clean.
ohhh now I know
Very interesting video, never been here,
Awesome tour tim
Glad you enjoyed it PIKE! thanks for watching
That was excellent Tim.
Thanks Michael
Less than two weeks and I'll be there!
Shame i will be at work so will have to watch it later looking forward to seeing the video
its not a live sally lol
Thats good then glad I won't miss it yep still at work
:-)
The Tower of London is undoubtedly the most interesting and fascinating "attraction" to visit in London. Allow a full day for an in depth visit of this most historic of sites.
What a great video Tim I have not been to the Tower of London for years so it was nice to see it it has changed a lot so glad the ravens are still there thank you for the video
Glad you enjoyed it sally! if the ravens go then its bad for the royal family
I could not remember why they were there so thats why thank you for telling me
good vid and i thought the 1970's were spookly
lol
Great video! Thank you!
thanks for the comment
@@WalkWithMeTim You're welcome! Thanks for the video!
Hi Tim. Really enjoyed the tower of London. Last time I was there was 1975. Couldn't go in the bloody tower as it was closes. It has changed alot since I was there.
Glad you enjoyed it .. what's changed ?
Fascinating
I think so
incredibili pezzi di Grande Storia....
Thanks Sonia