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The Tower of London, by far, is the most inhospitable places in all of England. No one with any knowledge of English history can possibly not squirm when they hear of the horrendous treatment of prisoners in London's most infamous landmarks.The Tower of London- originally known as the White Tower- didn't always have such a dark history. The castle was built at the end of 1066 by the Duke of Normandy (William the Conqueror) following the Norman conquest of England and was a very normal castle at the time, having battle fortifications, administrative offices, and private residences for noble guests. It's primary character of note was that it was one of the first castles in England built of stone and not wood- hence the name, the White Tower. During its first few hundred years, the White Tower was expanded numerous times by times by various Kings and off and on was the primary residence of the royal family. It wasn't until the late medieval period that munitions began to be stored there and the Tower became popular as a royal prison. The first prisoner of the Tower was early in the Tower's history, in the year 1100. Bishop Ranulf Flambard was imprisoned because of the high taxes he levied on the English people. Because of his status, he was given luxury accommodations during his stay and ironically became the first person to escape the Tower- via a rope that was smuggled to him in a bottle of wine. Other high-status guests of the Tower include Margarate de Clare who had her archers fire upon Queen Isabella (and kill six of her escorts) and Roger Mortimer who was guilty of actually trying to release prisoners from the Tower. It wasn't until the sixteenth century however when the Tower acquired its gruesome reputation of torture with the rack for prisoners destined for decapitation. All in all, there are records of at least 48 prisoners during the Tudor period who were tortured at the Tower. Unlike the infamous Tower of London however, modern visitors to London can enjoy luxury accommodations in Mayfair hotels, or in any of the many other London hotels without worrying about their heads getting chopped off, although their wallets may get cut down to size.
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