American Couple Reacts: The Tower of London: History's Most Notorious Prison! FIRST TIME REACTION!! 

Richard III was found buried in Leicester under a car park a few years ago. The discovery of his body and reburial inside the cathedral is a fascinating story well worth watching.

The story about the ravens is that if the ravens leave, the Tower will fall and if the Tower falls, so will the kingdom. The legend was taken so seriously that when the population dropped to one, who went by the name of Pauline during WW2, Winston Churchill ordered that more be brought to the tower to bring the population up to a sustainable size. The ravens are nominally enlisted as Soldiers of the Kingdom and can be dismissed from service for bad behavior. They are looked after by one of the Yeoman Warders who is known as "The Ravenmaster."

You should see pictures of when the tower’s moat was decorated with almost 900,000 ceramic poppies in 2014 for the World War 1 centenary commemorations. It was stunning. The installation was created between July and November that year. ..

I'm a brit and my understanding about the ravens is that their wing feathers are clipped just to make sure they can't fly off any great distance. Besides which they're all hand reared and are more like pets rather than wild birds.

He actually missed out quite a few things. The Tower is actually home to 150 workers and their families. Some of them live in the main area inside the individual towers where the tourists go but upstairs, but most of them live in a street that is out of view between the inner and outer wards of the castle. They have their own private community - pub, doctor, chaplain etc etc which is very cool. The Tower also used to have an army barracks. And yes, there is a legend that if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London the White Tower will crumble and the kingdom will fall. The ravens’ wings are clipped just slightly to off-balance them so they can’t fly far - although they do sometimes get away. But actually they generally choose to remain because they have an extremely comfortable life there!

We lived in the Tower for 20 years.My husband was a Beefeater / Ravenmaster. Loved every minute !

Why would any one not be nice to you for learning about our/your history. You 2 are amazing I watch every video but rarely comment. I think you are perfect I love it all x

The War of the Roses was between the Royal Houses of York and Lancaster not the physical counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire

I'm afraid there are definitely some historical inaccuracies in this video, for example Katherine Howard did not use the same block as Anne Boleyn because Anne's execution didn't involve a block at all. The tower really is worth a visit and it's an amazing place. You should check out the Yeoman Warder's tours that are available on youtube. The reason you probably missed the bit about Guy Fawkes in the show you watched was because The Tower of London is usually just referred to as The Tower. Brits know what place this means. Fun fact: The chap who lost at Hastings, Harold Godwinson, was born 1000 years ago this year (2022).

The war of the roses, was between the houses of York and Lancaster, at the beginning of the war the city of York had Lancastrian sympathies, it was a war of the entire country, and purely a power struggle between two family dynasties over who should rule.

I love these episodes girls! We British learn a great deal of our own history from them too! Thank you.

We in the U.K have a tv series called 'Inside the Tower'. It's just a docco of the day to day lives of the Yeoman Warders (Beefeaters) special events that happen, some of the Tower's history, visitors, and what you can see in the Tower i.e. the Crown jewels. A couple of Yeoman Warders recounted an American couple asking him 'whether the castle was a new build' and 'why was the Tower built so close to the underground (subway) station'. Peaks of laughter all round, and a blank 😐 look on the Yeoman Warder's face.

Hope you enjoy this one! So much to learn here!! We had a creepy intro prepared but that ended in some serious bloopers! Let us know if you learned anything. Thanks for watching and please Like the video. ❤️❤️

The Tower is an amazing place and should be your first location when you come to London. And yes, as a paranormal investigator, I do believe in ghosts! Let me know if you want to hear about allegedly haunted places in the UK.

There are video's of the Yeoman who give guided tours these days. Then you'll also hear about the beefeaters, ravens, the crown jewels and the Traitor's Gate, etc.

The wars of the roses were tremendously complicated. The house descended from the duke of York had as many followers in Lancashire as Yorkshire, and the descendants of the duke of Lancaster similarly. Also they were interspersed with decades of peace.

Such hideous vile acts on people and animals 😥. Such history fascinating stuff 🇬🇧 rocks.

He missed out Elizabeth 1st, she was briefly locked up there. The story with the Ravens is fascinating. They all have names, they have a Beefeater to themselves known as the Raven Master. It is said that should the Ravens ever leave the tower England will fall. Wear comfy footwear when going, there is a lot of walking.

Yes there are a group of ravens that live there. It is legend that if they leave the tower will fall, hence there are always a small group of ravens kept there and they keep their wing feathers clipped so they can’t fly more than a few feet. If you go there you will see them wandering round the grounds. They are looked after by the yeoman warders (beefeaters).

Awesome video!!! Loved it!!! Thank you ladies, great history lesson, learnt a lot, that I didn’t know. Much love. Xx

Yes, I'm surprised he didn't mention the crown jewels and the ravens and also Traitor's Gate, a gate used for traitors who, after passing through it, were sure to be executed. It was a gate no one ever wanted to pass through. It is said about the ravens that if they ever leave the Tower of London, England will be doomed. He also didn't mention the Beafeaters, the Tower guards with their Beafeater uniforms which I always liked. I was born, and used to live, about a half hour walk from Tower Bridge and the Tower of London. There were always crowds of visitors, especially at weekends. I am wondering if you will do a video on Hampton Court, another famous place, also famous for its maze. There is also a grisly tour of East London that some people go on, it's the tour of Jack the Ripper. People are taken around and shown the areas and streets where the Ripper's victims were killed. Like I say, that's a grisly tour. Interesting video once again.Take care!

Hi natasha and Debbie, I absolutely love you both.your appreciation for this great nation. Keep up the good work. Nick from Bristol England. Xxxxxxxxx

The wars of the Roses were not really between the locations of Lancashire and Yorkahire, but between two rival branches of the Royal House, who adopted the terms Lancastrians and Yorkists. In reality they both had territory and fought battles all over the country.

I think you guys are great…so refreshing to see and hear you both …I’ve just discovered you so I’ll be commenting on things down the line. Keep it up girls your a real pill

That was an enjoyable vid running through our history from the 11th century into the 20th century. Something I never paid attention to at school but am now catching up with. Keep it going ladies and looking forward to Yr next video.

You guys are so sweet!! Love your dedication to learning about our history! 😊😊

I think you ladies might be interested in looking at Henry the 8th home Hampton Court Palace. I've been there a couple of times and it is fascinating.

I was at the Tower yesterday. I have a yearly pass so I try to go often . It’s such a magical place ! Much love from London ,ladies !

Great intro girls! Love your attitudes to life ! Self - deprecatory humour is so difficult to achieve and you guys succeed every time, thanks for the videos!

Debbie has really come out of her shell since your early videos, nice to see.

I really enjoyed that. Love learning more history about my own country. Love more.

Once again Girls you step up to the plate and deliver. Fantastic video. A video on the Wars of the Roses would be good. The two sides were the House of York and the House of Lancaster. Love, hugs and prayers from Sussex,UK

great video girls , i do love our british history it go back so far , your never too old to learn new things about history

Thanks for the video ladies this is the history I learnt about in school over 50 years ago

Great video ladys really enjoyed it and learnt something new today

Great again girlies. They say if the Ravens leave the tower the monarchy will fall. There is so much more to the tower and lots of stories. It's a fascinating place. Keep up the great videos. Xx

Good morning ladies. I highly recommend you take a look at the Yeoman Warden at the Tower of London, extremely funny and informative. The crown jewels are kept (l think in the treasure room not the tower. The ravens are looked after by the Ravenmaster Yeomen.

This was hilarious at the start, cheered me up no end, 😂. Enjoyed history and mystery even though I'm in England myself.

The word is “menagerie” not “menaNgerie”….please tell him! There is a legend that when there are no longer ravens in the Tower, London will be no more!

The term ‘Wars of the Roses’ was introduced by novelist Sir Walter Scot, until then it was called ‘The Wars of the Cousins’ because of the family relationship of the combatants. A lot of the bad press assigned to Richard III comes from Shakespeare’s play about him, as Elizabeth Tudor was on the throne at the time it would have been the safer to accuse him than one of her relatives.

The tower also housed the royal mint where every coin for the realm was made

Very good video on the history of the Tower of London. For your interest, there are videos where Yeomen of the Guard (Beefeaters), do a tour of various sites at the Tower of London, whilst giving a talk about the more gruesome aspects of its history, but amusing at the same time.

As a Yorkshire & proud English man I love seeing your take & reactions to some of our history. I enjoyed the one one about the Royal Navy gun race at the Royal Tournament. When I was in the Royal Navy in the late 80’s if you were in one of the gun teams & had all your fingers intact you were considered to be a bit soft. The best Gun races were always the best v the Army. Keep up the good stuff, love it 😊

Great video ladies. I feel I learned a lot too. It’s a bit random but I think you’d enjoy Horrible Histories which is a UK childrens show (mainly watched by adults 😂 ) it’s got so much fun facts whilst being hilarious. Especially the songs.

Thank you both for all of your videos, in this time of hate and devision, it's awesome to see you celebrating our heritage, our differences and our similarities. Thank you so much for the respect you showed while covering the late Queen's funeral, and I'm sure the royal family would have adored your videos. I live in Plymouth on the southwest coast (where the pilgrims left from) if you ever come to the UK and are close by, it would be my pleasure to buy you both a drink. You are both amazing, the kindness and admiration you show is commendable. You are both a shining example of humanity and a beacon of what is great about our two nations. Respect to you both, and respect to the men and women who have, are and will dedicate themselves to protecting us and our futures. Xx

Simon omitted to make it clear that the Tower was primarily a Royal Palace, & is still classed as such to this day. Essentially it is a castle, guarding the eastern limit of the City of London. It only is a prison because important people were locked up there.

Love this place it's so old , many stories from the Tower of london it's an intriguing place and stunning to look at too . 🙂

I have a friend who was in the army for years. He told me that he didnt believe in ghosts until he was stationed at the Tower. He said you would hear footsteps, moans, screams and doors slamming and door knobs rattling very often. He has since changed his opinion. He said it was the scariest place ever!

I’ve visited a couple of times, but haven’t seen all of it yet. Going around with one of the Yeomen Warders is fun. I don’t usually share my views on things like anything paranormal, as people think you’re crazy, but I’m with Debbie. Had a few personal experiences of my own that convinced me.

great video yet again, i'm a Debbie by the way. you need to do a most haunted places in britain now. please.

Hi Ladies, just found your channel and really loving it. Can I suggest you check out Jack the Ripper, Whitechapel, London.

Before the Romans, the Celts believed that the skull of Bran the Raven god was buried there, Bran gate which was one of the original entrances through the fortifications is not far away. It's likely the Celts kept ravens there in honour of their god. The ravens are still kept there, and legend says if they ever leave England will fall.

Great video ladies, it is a great place to visit not been in year's will have to book now lol.

The 2 Princes are believed to be buried at the same chapel where Queen Elizabeth is now buried.

Absolutely loved this video. You 2 beautiful ladies have put out another amazing video. I knew some of the history but not a lot of it. A few years back there was poppies made out of clay all around the Tower of London it was absolutely stunning.

OMG i loved this video. Nobody holds a light to a candle like you two🕯️🕯️🇺🇸. I went with my parents when i was 7 and was terrified of the beefeater guide who did the guided tour. The ravens, if they leave the monarchy ends. Love history and this made my sunday morning start well. Luv ya both. ❤🇺🇸🇬🇧👍🏼🤓

I'm genuinely surprised that people don't like Simon...he's fantastic

Have a look at the Beefeater Tower tours if you want to hear about the ravens and crown jewels.

He also omitted to mention that the Tower of London was the home of the Royal armories and a center of Armour and then military firearms manufacture from 1423-1855.See the very large number of Brown Bess muskets that were known as 'Tower muskets' from being made there. BTW the large collection of weapons captured from everywhere that was stored in the Tower with limited room to display them was moved to the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds in 1983. Most of the field guns however went to Fort Nelson near Portsmouth.

Visited The Tower (again) last weekend - love it.

Great video as always! I visited the tower a few years ago and this video reminded me of a lot of things I’d forgotten. I was surprised they didn’t show or mention the Crown Jewels or the ceremony of the keys when the tower is locked up every night. Another fun fact: a tourist once left the tower a 1 star review online because ‘they built it too close to the London Underground’ 🤦🏻‍♂️

There is a small room somewhere under the White Tower called "Little Ease". It's actual location is lost to time (there is something labeled as Little Ease but it's not the real one) and was a rather unusual method of torture - something else done there and not mentioned. Little Ease was a room just under 4ft on all sides that you put a person in for an unspecified period. Being small, you couldn't stand, lay down or really sit in any comfortable way. It was also pitch black inside and gave the occupant exactly what it's name says - Little Ease.

Cheers guys. It has been a while since I visited the Tower. So, I am looking forward to what you think about the place. Shakespeare didn't just bore the lives of Schoolchildren, but he did a terrible disservice to Richard III.

Love visiting the Tower of London. Great video thank you xxx

The Tower of London is one of my favourite to visit. We had so much fun that day. Need to take a trip back.

If you take a look at the central White Tower again, you'll spot 1 of the 4 corner towers is actually round in shape - the other 3 are square in shape. The round one had inside England's first ever spiral staircase and was at one point used as an observatory

I had an uncle who was named William and he was a concreter , William the concreter, His motto was, I came I saw I concreted

I'm glad u enjoyed the video, I know u have said in the past that u are not that interested in the royal line but once u start looking at the history of it, its pretty interesting and crazy. Love these kind of videos ❤

When I was small my mother took me to the tower. Without knowing the history, I would not go in as I felt bad things had happened here. Very interesting video . Lots of history I knew nothing about. Well done girls.

There you are!! ❤️ My charger broke and I’ve been waiting for the postman all morning!! 🤣

Love history and this was new to me so enjoyed the learning. I don't believe in ghosts and I don't think they believe in me either, because in my 60 yrs I have never seen one.

Good morning ladies, hilarious start to the video 😂! I wanted to add a few bits of information about the Tower. I known that there is a video on you tube that looks at the Crown Jewels 💎, there are also some brilliant historians such as Dr David Starkey, Professor Simon Schama, Dan Snow & a medieval specialist Dan Jones to name but a few who can walk and talk you through hours of fascinating English/ British history. If you do get to visit the Tower you must try to revisit in the events watch the Ceremony of the Keys which is over eight hundred years old. This is when the TOL is formally locked and secured at night, the event is a ticket only affair so can be difficult to get to see it! As for the Katy twins being locked up at the TOL the reason that they were there is because they were doing their national service there as the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers have a museum within the grounds of the TOL opposite the barracks housing the soldiers who are guarding the building. Because the Krays lived in the east end of London they use to sneak out of the TOL at night after it was locked down to go home to see their Mum . As a result they would have been jailed within the the TOL in the normal fashion that would happen at any military base, only there is a much greater history behind their goal! I only know this story from a first hand account from an old retired soldier who was there with them on his national service and as part of my military service 37 1/2 years regular and reserves in the British Army (finishing May this year) my Regiment in London had access to the Tower to visit the Fusiliers museum which we took advantage of as one of my officers that I served with had served at the museum! Finally if you do get visit the TOL the Yeoman Warders conduct tours around the site, you’ll find one or two of them can be extremely funny and again there’s video on you tube of a chap who’s first name is Bill and roasts the tourists in front of him as they go around the Tower, it’s funny as hell! 😂🤪🤓🇺🇸🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Hi lovely ladies , loved the candles , Deb's looked quite alluring . Your knowledge of English history is really getting good , not many would have recognised the Kray's , Ronnie and Reggie , nasty bleeders . The ravens are kept at the tower ( your quite right Natasha with their wings clipped ). It is said that if they ever left the tower England would fall , don' know why Simon never made reference to them, love his videos though , always first class . 🇬🇧

Definitely do the war of the roses. It’s really interesting! Between the houses of York and Lancaster, it involves the Princes in the Tower, Richard III, the end of the Plantagenet Dynasty and the Rise of the Tudor dynasty. There’s so much more but I’ll leave it to you. Thanks for another fabulous video. X

Another great video ladies. I watched a documentary a few years ago, on the history of prisons. And the Tower of London was considered the blue print for all modern prisons now. They use the same ideas. It was interesting to watch. I’ve never been in the Tower, but have been around the outside. The statues of the lions, elephant etc are all on display outside the Tower. So the animals that were imprisoned there. Are commemorated too. x 🇺🇸🇬🇧

I like Simon too, informative, witty and very British! 😂

Brilliant stuff, totally enjoyed that one. The Beefeaters actually live in The Tower, can you imagine having that as your Address. The Jewel Room is definitely worth a visit.

The tower is a great repository of history. The Yeoman Warders are all retired Sergeants Major and know all there is to know about the place. Last visit, we also saw a few historical characters associated with the Tower. Sir Isaac Newton was once in charge of the mint. But the jewels are a sight. Might want to visit before we have to hand them back to the er... rightful owners. Also need to visit the British Museum. Lots of people want their antiquities back.

7 Edwards, 8 Henry's 3 Charles, Being from lancashire we still havent forgiven the yorkshires (in a friendly shared history way which to outsiders looks as if its real hate but we are closer to each other like brothers )

Brilliant introduction, had me laughing :D

I love you both not watched for a while as I've been in hospital but I'm back hope you enjoy the Coronation tomorrow if your watching much love to you both ❤️ ❤

There is a song about Anne Boleyn and the Bloody Tower sung by Stanley Holloway which starts: With her head tucked underneath her arm She walks the bloody tower With her head tucked underneath her arm At the midnight hour

The tower is basically a self contained city for the Yeoman Warders and their families (who on occasion order pizzas - wouldn't want to be the delivery girl!), the ghosts, the ravens and the crown jewels. There are also older Roman walls within.

Trivia fun fact. When my now wife was serving in the Army stationed in London, she could visit for free as it is an active military garrison.

Many of our Politicians and Prime Ministers over the last 30 years deserve a trip to the Tower

I live very near Holbeach house in the West Midlands where Guy Fawkes was captured. It’s used now as a care home for the elderly. My friend’s mother was in there and I went to see her. You can feel the different and strange vibes in there. There’s also a cemetery nearby which bought another piece of land to use for burials, as it’s running out of space, but using it has been postponed because they’re still finding artefacts related to Guy Fawkes. The manager told me that, but it’s not general knowledge as they’re keeping it quite to stop treasure hunters. There’s also an old farmhouse that’s been renovated literally just up the road from me, which also has some links to Guy Fawkes. It’s up for sale for nearly a million and it’s a listed building. It’s almost opposite the cemetery.

Happy Halloween ladies lot's of love from UK xx

If you take a look at a traditional deck of cards you will notice that all of the picture cards depict Tudor royals which reflects their tendency for constant, often deadly, plotting. Like most competitive card games. It also explains why The Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland was constantly shouting "Off with their Heads!"

You are both great the banter between you so brilliant

Hi gals. I'm glad you got to this video. I've been asking you for months to do this one, it nice to see the viewers in the comments. Have been doing you home. Well done guys and gals. Maybe I don't have to do so much hard work. It's past my bed time. I'll catch u on the flip side. From UK 🇬🇧 👍 👍 b Safe take care where ever you are. PEACE ☮️🕊️🕊️ an old cockney gal. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you all.

A PS to my earlier comment: the WarS of the Roses were between supporters of the House of Lancaster (hence, the British monarch is referred to as the Duke of Lancaster when in Lancashire), and those of the House of York. It certainly wasn't limited to those two counties, but was a nationwide, very bloody conflict. It only ended when a slightly more neutral Welsh lord, who had vague claims as a descendent of Lancastrian kings, beat the Yorkist king Richard in battle. He gave up on both houses and established the House of Tudor as Henry VII (Tudyr having been his family name from NW Wales). Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were Tudors too. I think you'd find this an interesting period in English and Welsh history, 1455-1489, then Tudors 1489-1603.

There are vids on Tower tours, where the ravens get their place in the spotlight. I used to live in Tower Hamlets, which is where the Tower is located; I only went twice - it would always be there, I could go any time. Never thought that I wouldn't always be there!

This takes me back to when l was 16years old ( im now 51years ol) and ready to leave Secondary school.As part of my history exam, my chosen part was on the " Tower of London". I ended up with the " History prize". You should look up the story of how and why the Grounds of the tower were covered in "ceramic poppies" even our beloved Queen & her husband the Duke of Edinburgh visited it together, A beautiful thing too look at. The story of the tower is far from boring with it's Murders,plotting of power and why the crown jewels are kept & guarded at the tower. I love your vlogs as always,l really,really enjoyed this one.Look after yourself.lots of love from England.🙏🙂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤🇺🇲

Another fascinating place to visit is Hever Castle in Kent, one time home of Anne Boleyn. Very interesting and very beautiful.

Will never forget when I saw the Crown Jewels there. Wonderful experience to visit somewhere so filled with history.

the war of the roses was basically a massive family feud between the house of york (the white rose ) and the house of lancaster (the red rose)

Hi Londoner here go there you can smell the history and the age of it. You can see the room where the little princes was held it’s so tiny you think how did they keep them here. You can see streets of cobble stones with the houses the Beef Eaters live in. And the Jewel house is magnificent it will take your breath away. Years ago you walked around it now your on a moving walkway so you might have to go round a few times to see everything but it’s all there and beautiful. The stones and the workmanship that went into crafting the jewels you can see why there priceless. Hope you come soon and enjoy.

My son Brett works, with others of course, as curator of Collections. Some years ago he curated an exhibition in the tower of London. Called, Prisoners of the tower. He also wrote a book with same title. He has worked for Historic Royal Palace based at Hampton Court Palace if you google his name Brett Dolman videos and books come up. To you two girls, I love your videos spend hours watching them.

Simon is great, can’t believe people don’t like his stuff. Great choice ladies . Keep up the good work!

Richard III, wasn’t he the king found in the car park in Leicester around 2013?