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Subject Terms Tower of London (London, England)

1. An historical description of the tower of London and its curiosities : giving an account 1. Of its foundation, gradual increase, and present state. 2. Of its government, customs, and privileges. 3. Of its antiquities, records, and curiosities. 4. Of the lions, and other wild beasts kept there. 5. Of the spoils of the Spanish Armada, with the history of the Spanish Invasion in 1588. 6. Of the small armory, in which are arms for 100,000 men. 7. Of the Royal Train of Artillery, comprehending a variety of cannon, mortars, &c. &c. 8. Of the horse armory; with a concise history of the Kings fitting there on horseback, in full armour, from William the Conqueror to George II. 9. Of the Jewel-Office, and the regalia used at coronations, with a full account of Colonel Blood's attempt to steal them. 10. Of the mint, and the manner of stamping money : written principally to direct the attention of strangers to what is most curious in this Repository, and to enable them afterwards to describe what they have seen.

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Date:: 1806
Physical Description:: 60 p. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The Tower menagerie: comprising the natural history of the animals contained in that establishment; with anecdotes of their characters and history. Illustrated by portraits of each, taken from life, by William Harvey; and engraved on wood by Branston and Wright.

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Creator:: Bennett, Edward Turner, 1797–1836
Date:: 1829
Physical Description:: xviii, 241, [1] p. illus. 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Her Majesty's tower.

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Creator:: Dixon, William Hepworth, 1821–1879
Date:: 1900
Physical Description:: 2 v. illus. 23 cm.
Collection:: Reference Library

4. The Tower of London : cauldron of Britain's past / Plantagenet Somerset Fry.

The Tower of London : cauldron of Britain's past / Plantagenet Somerset Fry.

Creator:: Somerset Fry, Plantagenet, 1931–1996
Date:: 1990
Physical Description:: x, 188 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), plans, portraits ; 26 cm
Collection:: Reference Library
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David A. Richards.