The Tower at War
inside the tower of london

Examining the execution of German spies captured in the two world wars. There's a profile of suffragette Leonora Cohen, who took aim at the crown jewels to publicise her cause. Plus, a look back to 2014, when the Tower hosted a display of nearly 900,000 ceramic poppies in the moat for Remembrance Day. And cameras follow Scott, a new recruit for the Beefeaters.

Duration: 43 minutes and 26 seconds

Episode Number: 103

About Inside The Tower of London:

The Tower of London has stood at the centre of British history for nearly 1,000 years.

This series explores its incredible stories and goes behind closed doors to see how the Tower runs today.

Discover how the Tower was built, how it grew as successive kings left their mark, and how, in the time of King Henry VIII, it turned from palace to prison.

Find out about the most famous people who have walked through its gates, from the young princes trapped by King Richard III to Anne Boleyn, Guy Fawkes and Sir Walter Raleigh.

And meet the fascinating people who keep the Tower alive today - the 37 Beefeaters who still live on site, the curators discovering new secrets, and the Raven Master who looks after the most famous birds in Britain, reputed to keep the Tower from crumbling.




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