- the House of Lords that this put the Jewel Tower at greater risk of fire and thieves.[31]. By 1716, the tower was reported to Parliament as being in a "ruinous...
- Jewel Tower is a three-story stone structure that was built during the middle of the fourteenth century to store and protect King Edward III’s most valuable...
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- In the Tudor period the Jewel Tower became a general storehouse, then from 1600 it was used to store official documents from the House of Lords.
- There is a model of the medieval Parliamentary complex and the current one. This allows you to place the Jewel Tower precisely.
- Commissioned by Edward III around 1365, Jewel Tower was originally built to house the King’s personal treasures and had a moat dug around it for extra protection.
- The Jewel Tower was built within the Palace of Westminster between 1365 and 1366, on the instructions of King Edward III, to hold his personal treasure.
- We explore the hidden secrets of The Jewel Tower – the lesser-known cousin of the Tower of London. The Tower of London gets too much credit.
- The Jewel Tower made for a comparatively comfortable jail-house and was conveniently located for visits from sympathetic members of the House of Lords.
- Jewel Tower. The old Jewel Tower was built around 1365 to house Edward III’s treasures and was known as the ‘King’s Privy Wardrobe’.