In the annals of world history, there are a handful of prisons whose very names are guaranteed to send a shiver down your spine. Alcatraz is one, Devil’s Island another. But even these can’t hold a candle to the most notorious prison of them all. We’re talking, of course, about the Tower of London.

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Host - Simon Whistler
Author - Morris M.
Producer - Jennifer Da Silva
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Source/Further reading:

(Quick overview, lots of stories): https://www.historyextra.com/period/m....
https://www.history.com/topics/middle...
https://www.britain-magazine.com/caro...
A history of the Tower menagerie: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2...
Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-h...
Some technical details: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Towe...
Ranulf Flambard: https://www.durhamworldheritagesite.c...