| Weekends during February and
March and Half Term Holidays (19 -27 February)
Every weekend during February and March, the Tower of London will play
host to a whole spectrum of colourful characters bringing the fascinating
history of this royal palace to life. Tales of the conquering Normans and
the terrible Tudors will be interspersed with a whole week of tours and
talks on Anne Boleyn (19 -27 February) to celebrate half-term.
Presentations by authentically costumed guides will take place
five times a day throughout the weekends beginning on Saturday 5 February
with a laundress and a master mason from the court of Edward I discussing
the hard life endured by servants and the king's ambitious building
programme. Events continue until Sunday 26 March with a foray into
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restoration London and Charles II
coronation celebrations, along with a look at the beginnings, in Victorian
times, of the Tower as a visitor attraction.
In addition to these weekend activities, during the half term
holidays (19 to 27 February), visitors can find out the inside track on the
life of Henry VIII's most famous wife, Anne Boleyn and eavesdrop as
courtiers gossip about the royal intrigue behind her fall from grace, trial
and execution. Daily presentations will allow visitors to delve beneath the
veneer of the Tudor court and discover the truth about the life of one of
England's most fascinating queens.
Both adults and kids will enjoy these examples of living
history. And of course, there is much, much more that you can see at the
Tower....
Tickets can be bought at the |
Tower of London or at any of London's 250 tube stations. Admission is
£11.00 for adults, £7.30 for children and a family ticket costs £33.00. |
