Clark, George Thomas, 1809-1898 · London, Wyman & sons · leaf 265
Castle, near it, built by a knight ofthat name. Later kings had Tower Royal, in Vintry Ward, whereStephen lodged, and to which the mother of Richard IL fled fromthe Tower in Wat Tylers rebellion. Edward IL also built a strongplace near Blackfriars. The Tower, though all save the keep is later, and… … The Tower of London, 207 character of the keep; and the circumscribing ditch, though unusuallybroad and deep, was by no means too secure a defence against aturbulent and notoriously brave body of citizens. The Tower, in its present form, is a fine example of a concentriccastle, of mixed…
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